by Lindy Davies
One afternoon, back in the days of the great bloom of New York City panhandling in the early 90s, I made the by-then reflexive plunge into my pocket, and found nothing but a twenty-dollar bill. I explained to the beggar that the twenty was all I had, and I couldn’t afford to give it to him. Continue reading
By Ed Dodson
In the summer of 1929 — just three months before the crash of the stock market in the United States — was held the Fourth International Conference of the International Union for Land Value Taxation and Free Trade, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Continue reading
by Fred Foldvary
Israel is the only state whose existence has been under continuous denial and attack. Since its independence, the State of Israel has had to defend its borders against external invasion. Continue reading
Fred Harrison, Boom Bust: House Prices, Banking and the Depression of 2010, London, Shepheard-Walwyn, 2005, 274 pp. Review by Francis Peddle
Economists are lionized in our culture. Corporations, financial institutions and government departments make no moves without consulting them. Continue reading
by Richard Giles
The Georgist movement is indelibly linked to ‘the single tax’. It remains as a hope even to those who now only promote land value taxation. It is not an exaggeration to say that many become and remain Georgists simply because they are convinced of the merits of ‘the single tax’. Continue reading
by Mason Gaffney
When we lower taxes, the revenue base is not lost, but shifted to land rents and values, which can then yield more taxes.
This is most obvious with taxes on buildings. When we exempt buildings, and raise tax rates on the land under them, we are still taxing the same real estate; we are just taxing it in a different way. Continue reading
by Justin Paré
We can attain greater prosperity as our civilization advances by curing the root cause of most of our social ills: the monopolization of land. The solution itself is surprisingly simple, but until the people of our society gain a better understanding of the natural laws that govern economic behavior, most of us will remain unaware that a problem even exists in the first place. Continue reading
by Josh Vincent
Hearing from township supervisors that sprawl is just an economic choice (as in “Suburban Sprawl Reflects Freedom of Choice,” Aug. 25) is like hearing from a drug dealer that crack cocaine is just a lifestyle option. Continue reading
Philadelphia HGS Director Richard Biddle offered a well-documented presentation on the facts of Monopoly at the Philadelphia conference. The following summary appears at the Philly HGS’s website: Continue reading
by Nicholas Rosen
On the first evening of the 2005 CGO Conference in Philadelphia, someone mentioned the diversity of the attendees. You might find the same political diversity at a stamp collectors’ convention, but it’s hard to think of another political proposal which would command enthusiastic support from Democrats, Republicans, Greens, and Libertarians. Continue reading