Progress and Poverty · Chapter
Book VII: Justice of the Remedy explained
This chapter argues that the single tax on land values is not only economically sound but also morally just, as it returns to the community what belongs to it by right, while leaving individuals in full possession of their own earnings.
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This chapter argues that the single tax on land values is not only economically sound but also morally just, as it returns to the community what belongs to it by right, while leaving individuals in full possession of their own earnings.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- The Single Tax on Land Values
The chapter focuses on the justice of implementing a single tax on land values as a remedy for poverty and inequality.
- Social Justice and Equality
The argument centers on the moral imperative of returning unearned land value to the community to achieve a just society.
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The narrator presents the moral and economic case for the single tax remedy.
