That was a relevant passage indeed - hadn't heard of George before: > George was in a position to discover this pattern [mere land possession harms the poor, a

That was a relevant passage indeed - hadn't heard of George before: > George was in a position to discover this pattern [mere land possession harms the poor, and can be discouraged through a land tax], having experienced poverty himself, knowing many different societies from his travels, and living in California at a time of rapid growth [1870s]. In particular he had noticed that the construction of railroads in California was increasing land values and rents as fast as or faster than wages were rising. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_George#Political_and_economic_philosophy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_George#Political_and_eco...