SingleTaxGestalt

Diggings from the Single Tax memory hole.
Single Tax philosophy and policy was fiercely debated 1880-1914. Supremely relevant today.

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https://t.co/lW1P2E5wrv

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1897

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Hooray

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Interesting

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The Fraying Bonds of Peace by William Mulligan
Explains how economic interdependence could paradoxically sustain peace in Europe before 1914 while also creating the conditions for war.
https://t.co/KyiR9Gw11C
#diplomatichistory

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Henry George - "the steam-engine, a giant with one idea." (from Land Values June 1905)

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The gestalt hits Bexhill-on-Sea: "a spacious hall, lighted with 10,000 brilliant lamps ... all the dark problems of life wore a different aspect ... a reform so just in principle, so easy in application, and so pregnant with promise of rich result ..." (From Land Values Jan 1907)

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George Cadbury: “I consider the question of Taxation of Land Values of more importance than any other. It is impossible for England to maintain her position among the nations with a population deteriorating in physique by living in crowded, unhealthy buildings in towns.” (1909)

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The Land Song is famous amongst Georgists. It's not easy to find. The land campaign made it a hit in the UK after the rejection of the People's Budget. (Land Values, January 1910)

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"The 'single taxer' is a strange phenomenon for the Socialist to encounter. ... There is nothing to equal the contempt which the Socialist lavishes on the orthodox politician except the contempt which the 'single taxer' lavishes on him."
(From Land Values July 1912)

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The State's function. (from Land Values May 1913)
https://t.co/AdsEX4T327

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@watling_samuel @ThomasBHall @Biggiethelad1 @SimonMagus @DanNeidle @larsiusprime pingpong

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@watling_samuel @ThomasBHall @Biggiethelad1 @SimonMagus @DanNeidle @larsiusprime You ping pong model of causation is amusing.

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@watling_samuel @ThomasBHall @Biggiethelad1 @SimonMagus @DanNeidle @larsiusprime fyi the title "The Single Tax v World War One" is not about causation, it is about a race between the forces of peace and the forces of war in the years up to 1914.

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@watling_samuel @ThomasBHall @Biggiethelad1 @SimonMagus @DanNeidle @larsiusprime In the end this is all about the underlying ideas of Henry George, JS Mill, Adam Smith and others. If you dismiss them, it is difficult to understand the Budget crisis. If you take them seriously, and see that they were taken seriously in 1909, it makes much more sense.

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@watling_samuel @Biggiethelad1 @ThomasBHall @SimonMagus @DanNeidle @larsiusprime He's heard of the schlieffen plan. Nice screenshot.

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@Biggiethelad1 @ThomasBHall @watling_samuel @SimonMagus @DanNeidle @larsiusprime I studied this period of British history (from 1906) and of European history (from 1870) at Advanced level. I've been studying Georgism since 2008. I started publishing articles in 2019 and I've been working on this project since 2023.
What about you?

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@Biggiethelad1 @ThomasBHall @watling_samuel @SimonMagus @DanNeidle @larsiusprime Screenshot incoming, from my substack. Article by historians! Go read, come back, be intelligent about your thoughts.
https://t.co/QZCBGlZAWK

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@Biggiethelad1 @ThomasBHall @watling_samuel @SimonMagus @DanNeidle @larsiusprime They way it works is YOU go away and read book, then you read my substack properly because I have more evidence there ... then you write your comeback.