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Georgism and the Single Tax on Land:
Why a 130-Year-Old Idea is Still Relevant Today Jason Bessey Apr 21, 2009 In the late 19th century, the Industrial Revolution was well underway. Society, it would seem, was beginning to make a huge leap in progress in areas like…
Hudson on Capital Gains v Rents
What’s the difference between land price and land value?
Economic Crisis Unveils Policy Vacuum
photo credit: zachstern Karl Williams Progress Magazine’s editorial column. Make sure you sign up to receive a hard copy of our hard hitting magazine – Trial Subscriptions are available. This time of economic crisis is when we make our run.…
Economic depressions for dummies
photo credit: azrainman Occasional commentary # 9 27 March 2009 Bryan Kavanagh Let’s say labour joins with capital to produce wealth. The locational rent of land arises as a by-product, simply from the existence of the community. Say, for some…
Taking the ‘con’ out of ‘confidence’
An occasional commentary on the depression # 8 5 March 2009 Bryan Kavanagh* There’s something happens when people get together in groups. Their IQs halve. If the most obvious fact an outsider puts to the group is incomprehensible to them,…
Creative Destructionism V Bailout the Destroyers
photo credit: nflorence2012 How to avoid being caught short: US calls in old rules to shield its markets: The slumping financial markets have been rebounding steadily in the past month for several reasons, including regulatory and legislative decisions in Washington.…
Rural Health Lags Due to Tax System
The End of Poverty
No it has nothing to do with Jeffrey Sachs! Our colleagues in NY are doing the film circuits with their new offering – The End of Poverty.
Banks Walk Away from Foreclosures
photo credit: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com With over 19 million, yes 19 million vacant homes in the US, many suburbs are looking even more like a war zone than usual. The New York Times reports that: City officials and housing advocates…