by Jeff Smith
Why does a wonderful idea fail to win popular support? It could be because its opponents were rich and powerful — and willing to wage war. Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Day: for both Plenty and Logic
by Jeff Smith
As Americans give thanks for the bounty from nature this autumn, we might also want to take note of other gifts from nature to be thankful for. Nature gives us much more than just our food, water, and oxygen. Continue reading
From The Geonomist
Jeff Smith, Director of The Geonomy Society (from Portland, Oregon and around the globe) puts out one of the most eclectically pithy publications our movement has to offer. Continue reading
Fund Basic Income Grants Not from Income but from Outgo
by Jeff Smith
The only current example of a payout similar to a Basic Income Grant is Alaska sharing oil rent. In the recent past Kuwait also paid an oil dividend — and in the near future Iraq may, too. At the local level in America, Aspen, Colorado pays half of the area’s workforce a housing supplement, which is far better than nothing, in that pricey ski resort. Continue reading
Human Clay
by Jeff Smith
People tell you Georgism is no panacea. Georgists tell their own that there is no magic bullet. But we don’t need magic. All we need is a dose of common sense. Our stalwarts have delivered some victories — yet other movements win many more. Continue reading
By the Way: Dirty Dozen
by Jeff Smith
Resistance to a fair new idea goes through these stages: “First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” — or so Gandhi supposedly said. Most proponents of change have experienced being ignored and ridiculed. Continue reading