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Economic: Lib-cap
Governance: Democratic
Coords: X+1 · Y-2
Economic: Lib-cap
Governance: Democratic
Coords: X+1 · Y-2
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Georgism
“Tax land; free the rest.”
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§ 01
The Idea
What Georgism actually means.
Georgism advocates for a land value tax (LVT) to capture economic rent while maintaining a free-market economy with minimal taxation on labor and capital.
Henry George championed the 'Single Tax' movement, proposing that all public revenue come from land value taxation. His ideas aimed to curb land speculation, reduce economic inequality, and eliminate inefficient taxes.
§ 02 · Tenets
Core commitments.
01
Land value tax as the single, just tax.
02
Abolish taxes on labour and capital.
03
Land rents are unearned and belong to all.
04
Free trade and free markets in produced goods.
05
Citizen's dividend funded by land rents.
§ 03 · Position
Where it sits on the grid.
Economic axis — X+1
LIB-CAP
Full collectivisationUnfettered markets
Governance axis — Y-2
DEMOCRATIC
Total controlNo state at all
§ 04 · Reading List
Canon & critics.
§ Canon
- Progress and PovertyHenry George1879 · ~580 pp
- Social ProblemsHenry George1883 · ~310 pp
§ Critics
- Land Taxation: An Unrealistic Reform?Various critics in Mason Gaffney (ed.)1994 · Anthology
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