Georgism, in modern times also called Geoism, and known historically as the single tax movement, is an economic ideology holding that persons should own the value that they produce themselves, while t
Georgist single tax poster published in The Public, a Chicago newspaper (c. 1910–1914)
Henry George, whose writings and advocacy form the basis for Georgism
1914 billboard citing Henry George in Rockford, Illinois
Henry George School of Social Science in New York City
A land value tax is a levy on the value of land without regard to buildings, personal property and other improvements upon it. Some economists favor LVT, arguing it does not cause economic inefficienc
With an LVT, both this abandoned lot and the adjacent buildings would pay the same amount in taxes. This incentivizes the owner of the abandoned lot to either use the land for economic activity or sell it to someone who will.
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, a leading physiocrat