Portrait of Henry George
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Henry George

American economist and reformer, 1839 to 1897

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In Progress and Poverty he proposed a single tax on land values, arguing that nature’s bounty belongs to everyone while the products of labor belong to those who make them.

Henry George sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are leaning state-led on economy, leaning libertarian on liberty and authority and leaning globalist on nation.

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Where Henry George sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Henry George

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Political views closest to Henry George

CooperativismPrefers businesses owned and run by workers, consumers or local communities.99%Utopian socialismImagines planned model communities built on cooperation, an approach that predates…99%GeorgismTaxes land and natural resources instead of labor, arguing that the value of land…98%Basic income movementArgues that every citizen should receive a regular, unconditional payment to end poverty…96%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.