Private Property, Economic Freedom, and the Socialization of Rent By Gavin Kerr The idea of land value taxation (LVT) featured more prominently in the UK General Election of 2017 than perhaps in any UK election since the General Election of 1911, when Lloyd George’s Liberal Party won
Did Henry George Want a Universal Basic Income? By Simom McKenna Universal basic income is a policy proposal currently receiving a lot of attention among Georgists. The policy proposes to redistribute taxes as cash payments to individuals at a level adequate to cover basic living expenses. Unlike
Natural Law David Triggs Key to understanding the ideas of Henry George is an appreciation of the respect that he had for the natural world and the laws of nature or Natural Law. Henry George saw how the physical sciences sought to discover and describe those laws
Natural Justice By Joseph Milne In his The Origin and Goal of History the philosopher Karl Jaspers writes: Since the earliest times man has attempted to picture the whole to himself: first in mythical images (in theogonies and cosmogonies, in which man has his appointed place), then in
Introducing Annual Land Value Taxation on Residential Land Public references to land value taxation are becoming more frequent. A recent example appeared in the December 2015 Article IV report by the International Monetary Fund. Property tax reform, along the lines recommended in the Mirrlees Review, could help
Just Interest Interest is a key aspect of the modern economy; its rate affects pensions, public and private investment, mortgages and savings. How could commerce and business function efficiently without being able to borrow money at interest? How could savings be directed towards their useful application
George’s Revolutionary Christianity “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” Romans 12:2 By Simom McKenna Where is God? If one quotes selectively from George’s works, one can easily mistake George for an atheist, such is the extent and ferocity of
Public Revenue Without Taxation By Peter Bowman It is now widely recognised that the free market system provides a self-organising process that enables a more efficient allocation of a society’s resources than alternative arrangements based on the implementation of pre-conceived plans by central authorities. At the same
The Nature of Money By David Triggs Recent events in the world of government, money and banking have demonstrated an appalling ignorance by those charged with managing the nation’s money supply. The media have been no better. The economic problems are assumed to hinge around monetary issues—but nobody
