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Re:Does Georgism Work? Five Years Later by grafmax on Saturday September 26, 2026 @11:59PM (#49863231)
Yes, the right generalization of Georgism is the taxation of economic rent in its various forms - something which George himself opposed.
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Re:Does Georgism Work? Five Years Later by lieuwex on Sunday September 27, 2026 @03:16AM (#49864168)
> something which George himself opposed.

Do you have a source on this?

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Re:Does Georgism Work? Five Years Later by runeks on Sunday September 27, 2026 @03:53AM (#49864383)
> economic rent

What's the definition of this term?

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Re:Does Georgism Work? Five Years Later by YokoZar on Sunday September 27, 2026 @08:07AM (#49865974)
Basically money you make by owning some legal right rather than by doing something productive
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