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Henry George Wasn't Comprehensive         


Author: Bret Cahill
Date: Jul 15, 2008 22:27

There are other factors besides land.

Georgists are very good on the issue of land but ask one to explain
the high tax Clinton economic boom and he'll be stumped.

Generally, no good economist will every be comprehensive, even if you
omit the outright frauds at Hoover, Heritage, Am. Enterprise, the
Chicago School, etc.

Bret Cahill
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Re: Henry George Wasn't Comprehensive         


Author: V for Vendicar
Date: Jul 15, 2008 22:49

"Bret Cahill" aol.com> wrote
> Generally, no good economist will every be comprehensive, even if you
> omit the outright frauds at Hoover, Heritage, Am. Enterprise, the
> Chicago School, etc.

Oh come now. How could the claim made by a Hoover Institution Economist -
that the world has practically infinite resoureces - be fraud?

Oil does grow in the ground by an act of Gawd doesn't it? So we have a
practically infinite source.

Right?
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Re: Henry George Wasn't Comprehensive         


Author: Mark M.
Date: Jul 16, 2008 00:49

Bret Cahill wrote:
> There are other factors besides land.
>
> Georgists are very good on the issue of land but ask one to explain
> the high tax Clinton economic boom and he'll be stumped.
>
> Generally, no good economist will every be comprehensive, even if you
> omit the outright frauds at Hoover, Heritage, Am. Enterprise, the
> Chicago School, etc.
>

Henry George saw part of the problem. Too bad he didn't see the rest of
the problem or at least have the political savvy to make common cause with
the Greenbackers who did.

Mark M.
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Re: Henry George Wasn't Comprehensive         


Author: Bret Cahill
Date: Jul 16, 2008 06:23

>> There are other factors besides land.
>> Georgists are very good on the issue of land but ask one to explain
>> the high tax Clinton economic boom and he'll be stumped.
>> Generally, no good economist will every be comprehensive, even if you
>> omit the outright frauds at Hoover, Heritage, Am. Enterprise, the
>> Chicago School, etc.
> Henry George saw part of the problem. �Too bad he didn't see the rest of
> the problem or at least have the political savvy

Activists have been quite successful with George's land arguments
getting local governments in Pennsylvania on LVT.

Rightards will try their obfuscation calling it "confiscation" but all
they are really doing is the rather mundane seeming task of changing
millages.

PA has some beautiful countryside, no shacks or trailers. Their may
be a reason for this.
> to make common cause with
> the Greenbackers who did.

No doubt others will add more contributions.
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Re: Henry George Wasn't Comprehensive         


Author: Mark M.
Date: Jul 16, 2008 07:40

Bret Cahill wrote:
>>>There are other factors besides land.
>
>
>>>Georgists are very good on the issue of land but ask one to explain
>>>the high tax Clinton economic boom and he'll be stumped.
>
>
>>>Generally, no good economist will every be comprehensive, even if you
>>>omit the outright frauds at Hoover, Heritage, Am. Enterprise, the
>>>Chicago School, etc.
>
>
>>Henry George saw part of the problem. �Too bad he didn't see the rest of
>>the problem or at least have the political savvy
>
>
> Activists have been quite successful with George's land arguments
> getting local governments in Pennsylvania on LVT.
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