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| − | '''Henry George''' (1839-1897) was an American economist who wrote one of the most widely read economic treatises in history: ''Progress and Poverty'' (1879). The thesis of the book is the proposal that all government revenue should come from a single tax on land. He argued that land, unlike other [[factors of production]], is supplied by nature and that [[rent]] is unearned surplus. The landless deserve their share of this surplus as a birthright, according to George. | + | '''Henry George''' (1839-1897) was an [[American]] [[economist]] who wrote one of the most widely read [[economic]] treatises in history: ''Progress and Poverty'' (1879). The thesis of the book is the proposal that all government revenue should come from a single tax on land. He argued that land, unlike other [[factors of production]], is supplied by nature and that [[rent]] is unearned surplus. The landless deserve their share of this surplus as a birthright, according to George. |
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Revision as of 20:00, September 11, 2007
Henry George (1839-1897) was an American economist who wrote one of the most widely read economic treatises in history: Progress and Poverty (1879). The thesis of the book is the proposal that all government revenue should come from a single tax on land. He argued that land, unlike other factors of production, is supplied by nature and that rent is unearned surplus. The landless deserve their share of this surplus as a birthright, according to George.