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,H5RY ,GEORGE1 9 ! ,/&>D1 CALLS ,DR4 ,COGSWELL ( ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 :O HAS 5D[$ A POLYTE*NIC COLLEGE 9 ?AT CITY1 & = ITS MA9T5ANCE HAS CONVEY$ C]TA9 L&S TO TRU/EES1 A PHILAN?ROPI/ BY PROXY1 ON ! GR\ND ?AT ! PEOPLE :O PAY R5T = !SE L&S >E REALLY TAX$ BY ,DR4 ,COGSWELL = ! SUPPORT ( ! COLLEGE4 ,BUT :AT >E ,H5RY ,GEORGE HIMSELF1 BY HIS !ORY1 & HIS IDEAL ,/ATE1 BY ITS PRACTICE1 AFT] REALIZATION1 BUT PHILAN?ROPI/S BY PROXY8 ,:AT ELSE1 9 FACT1 IS ! ,/ATE AS IT N[ EXI/S8 7,(T5] A CANNIBAL ?AN A PHILAN?ROPI/1 TO BE SURE1 BUT 9 EI!R CASE BY PROXY47 ,DOES NOT ,MR4 ,GEORGE PROPOSE ?AT ! ,/ATE %ALL TAX 9DIVIDUALS TO SECURE PUBLIC IMPROVEM5TS :I* !Y MAY NOT CONSID] SU*1 OR :I* !Y MAY CONSID] LESS DESIRABLE TO !M ?AN PRIVATE IMPROVEM5TS8 ,DOES HE NOT PROPOSE ?AT 9DIVIDUALS %ALL LABOR GRATIS = ! ,/ATE1 :E!R !Y LIKE IT OR NOT8 ,DOES HE NOT MA9TA9 ?AT :AT ! ,/ATE DOES ) !IR LABOR IS SIMPLY NONE ( !IR BUS9ESS8 ,MR4 ,GEORGE'S CRITICISM ( ,DR4 ,COGSWELL IS EQUALLY A CRITICISM ( EV]Y =M ( COMPULSORY TAXATION1 ESPECIALLY ! TAXATION ( L& VALUES4 ,HE HAS APTLY & ACCURATELY DESCRIB$ HIMSELF4--,LIB]TY1 ,APRIL #b#c1 #a#h#h#g47#a#a#h 8 #a7  

,!RE MU/ BE A LIMITATION TO GREAT =TUNES1 SAYS ,H5RY ,GEORGE1 BUT ?AT LIMITATION MU/ BE NATURAL1 NOT >TIFICIAL4 ,SU* A LIMITATION IS (F]$ BY ! L& VALUE TAX4 ,:AT 9 ! NAME ( S5SE IS !RE AB\T A TAX ?AT MAKES IT NATURAL AS DI/+UI%$ FROM >TIFICIAL8 ,IF ANY?+ 9 ! WORLD IS PURELY >TIFICIAL1 TAXES >E4 ,& IF !Y >E COLLECT$ BY =CE1 !Y >E NOT ONLY >TIFICIAL1 BUT >BITR>Y & TYRANNICAL4--,LIB]TY1 ,MAY #g1 #a#h#h#g47#a#a#h 8 #b7  

,H5RY ,GEORGE ANSW]S A CORRESPOND5T :O ASKS IF UND] HIS SY/EM ( TAX+ L& VALUES AN 5EMY C\LD NOT COMPEL HIM TO PAY A HI<] TAX ON HIS L& SIMPLY BY MAK+ HIM AN (F] = ! L& 9 EXCESS ( ! EXI/+ BASIS ( TAXATION1 BY SAY+ ?AT NO (F]S WILL *ANGE ! BASIS ( TAXATION UNLESS !Y >E MADE 9 GOOD FAI? & = O!R ?AN S5TIM5TAL MOTIVES4 ,IT SEEMS1 !N1 ?AT ! TAX ASSESSORS >E TO BE 9QUISITORS AS WELL1 >M$ ) P[] TO SUBJECT M5 TO EXAM9ATION ( !IR MOTIVES = DESIR+ TO EFFECT ANY GIV5 TRANSACTION 9 L&4 ,:AT GLORI\S DAYS ?OSE WILL BE = BOODL]S6 ,:AT GOLD5 OPPORTUNITIES = FRAUD1 FAVORITISM1 BRIB]Y1 & CORRUPTION6 ,& YET ,MR4 ,GEORGE WILL HAVE IT ?AT HE 9T5DS TO R$UCE ! P[] ( GOV]NM5T4--,LIB]TY1 ,MAY #b#h1 #a#h#h#g47#a#a#h 8 #c7  

,H5RY ,GEORGE ?9KS ! ,NEW ,YORK ,SUN'S CLAIM1 ?AT IT IS = LIB]TY FIR/1 LA/1 & =EV]1 PRETTY COOL FROM A PAP] ?AT SUPPORTS A PROTECTIVE T>IFF4 ,SO IT IS4 ,BUT ! FRIGIDITY ( ?IS CLAIM IS EV5 GREAT] :5 IT COMES FROM A MAN :O PROPOSES ON OCCASION TO TAX A MAN \T ( HIS HOME1 & TO SIMPLIFY GOV]NM5T BY MAK+ IT ! [N] ( ALL RAIL-ROADS1 TELEGRAPHS1 GAS-WORKS1 & WAT]-WORKS1 SO 5L>G+ ITS REV5UES ?AT ALL SORTS ( UNDREAM$-( PUBLIC IMPROVEM5TS WILL BECOME POSSIBLE1 & UNNUMB]$ PUBLIC (FICIALS TO ADM9I/] !M NECESS>Y4--,LIB]TY1 ,JULY #b1 #a#h#h#g47#a#a#h 8 #d7  

,! IDIOCY ( ! >GUM5TS EMPLOY$ BY ! DAILY PRESS 9 DISCUSS+ ! LABOR QUE/ION CANNOT WELL BE EXAGG]AT$1 BUT NEV]!LESS IT SOMETIMES MAKES A PO9T ON ,H5RY ,GEORGE :I* ?AT G5TLEMAN CANNOT MEET4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ! ,NEW ,YORK ,WORLD LATELY PO9T$ \T ?AT UNE>N$ 9CREM5T ATTA*ES NOT ONLY TO L&1 BUT TO ALMO/ EV]Y PRODUCT ( LABOR4 ,NEWSPAP]S1 IT SAID1 >E MADE VALUABLE PROP]TIES BY ! 9CREASE 9 POPULATION4 ,MR4 ,GEORGE SEEMS TO ?9K ?IS RIDICUL\S1 & 9QUIRES CONFID5TLY :E!R ! ,WORLD'S SUCCESS IS DUE TO 9CREASE ( POPULATION OR TO ,PULITZ]'S BUS9ESS MANAGEM5T4 ,AS IF ONE CAUSE EXCLUD$ ! O!R6 ,DOES ,MR4 ,GEORGE BELIEVE1 !N1 ?AT ,PULITZ]'S BUS9ESS MANAGEM5T C\LD HAVE SECUR$ A MILLION READ]S ( ! ,WORLD IF !RE HAD BE5 NO PEOPLE 9 ,NEW ,YORK8 ,( C\RSE NOT4 ,!N1 TO FOLL[ HIS [N LOGIC1 ,MR4 ,GEORGE \<T TO DISCRIM9ATE 9 ?IS CASE1 AS 9 ! CASE ( L&1 BETWE5 ! [N]'S IMPROVEM5TS & ! COMMUNITY'S IMPROVEM5TS1 & TAX ! LATT] \T ( ! [N]'S H&S4--,LIB]TY1 ,JULY #b1 #a#h#h#g47#a#a#h 8 #e7  

,H5RY ,GEORGE WAS REC5TLY REM9D$ 9 !SE COLUMNS ?AT HIS [N LOGIC W\LD COMPEL HIM TO LAY A TAX NOT ONLY ON L& VALUES1 BUT ON ALL VALUES GR[+ \T ( 9CREASE ( POPULATION1 & NEWSPAP] PROP]TIES W]E CIT$ 9 ILLU/RATION4 ,A CORRESPOND5T ( ! ,/&>D HAS MADE ! SAME CRITICISM1 9/ANC+1 9/EAD ( A NEWSPAP]1 ,CRUSOE'S BOAT1 :I* ROSE 9 VALUE :5 A %IP APPE>$ ON ! HORIZON4 ,TO ?IS CORRESPOND5T ,MR4 ,GEORGE MAKES ANSW] ?AT1 :ILE ,CRUSOE'S BOAT MI<T HAVE ACQUIR$ A VALUE :5 O!R PEOPLE CAME1 BECAUSE VALUE IS A FACTOR ( TRAD+1 &1 :5 !RE IS NO ONE TO TRADE )1 !RE CAN BE NO VALUE1 YET IT BY NO MEANS FOLL[S ?AT GR[? ( POPULATION 9CREASES ! VALUE ( LABOR PRODUCTS2 = A POPULATION ( FIFTY WILL GIVE AS MU* VALUE TO A DESIRABLE PRODUCT AS A POPULATION ( A MILLION4 ,I AM READY TO ADMIT ?IS ( ANY >TICLE :I* CAN BE READILY PRODUC$ BY ANY & ALL :O *OOSE TO PRODUCE IT4 ,BUT1 AS ,MR4 ,GEORGE SAYS1 IT IS NOT TRUE ( L&2 & IT IS AS EMPHATICALLY NOT TRUE ( EV]Y >TICLE 9 GREAT DEM& :I* CAN BE PRODUC$1 9 APPROXIMATELY EQUAL EXP5SE1 BY ONLY ONE OR A FEW P]SONS4 ,!RE >E MANY SU* >TICLES1 & ONE ( !M IS A POPUL> NEWSPAP]4 ,SU* >TICLES >E ( SMALL VALUE :5 !RE >E FEW PEOPLE & ( IMM5SE VALUE :5 !RE >E MANY4 ,?IS EXTRA VALUE IS UNE>N$ 9CREM5T1 & \<T TO BE TAX$ \T ( ! 9DIVIDUAL'S H&S 9TO ?OSE ( ! COMMUNITY IF ANY UNE>N$ 9CREM5T \<T TO BE4 ,COME1 ,MR4 ,GEORGE1 BE HONE/6 ,LET US SEE :I!R Y\R DOCTR9E WILL LEAD US4--,LIB]TY1 ,JULY #c1 #a#h#h#g47#a#a#h 8 #f7  

,C>T & HORSE >E ALL ONE TO ,H5RY ,GEORGE4 ,HE PUTS EI!R FIR/ TO SUIT HIS FANCY OR ! TURN HIS QUE/ION] MAY TAKE1 & NO MATT] :I* HE PLACES 9 ! LEAD1 HE GETS !RE ALL ! SAME--ON PAP]4 ,:5 HE IS ASK$ H[ TAXATION ( L& VALUES WILL ABOLI% POV]TY1 HE ANSW]S ?AT ! RU% ( WAGE-LABOR]S TO ! L& WILL R$UCE ! SUPPLY ( LABOR & S5D WAGES UP4 ,!N1 :5 SOMEBODY ELSE ASKS HIM H[ WAGE-LABOR]S WILL BE ABLE TO RU% TO ! L& )\T MONEY TO TAKE !M !RE & CAPITAL TO WORK ! L& AFT]W>DS1 HE ANSW]S ?AT WAGES WILL !N BE SO HI< ?AT ! LABOR]S WILL SOON BE ABLE TO SAVE UP MONEY 5\< TO />T )4 ,SOMETIMES1 9DE$1 AS IF DIMLY P]CEIV+ ! PRES5CE ( SOME 9CONSI/5CY LURK+ BETWE5 !SE TWO PROPOSITIONS1 HE VOLUNTE]S AN ADDITIONAL SUGGE/ION ?AT1 AFT] ! LAPSE ( A G5]ATION1 HE WILL BE A PH5OM5ALLY UN=TUNATE Y\NG MAN :O %ALL HAVE NO RELATIVES OR FRI5DS TO HELP HIM />T UPON ! L&4 ,BUT WE >E LEFT AS MU* 9 ! D>K AS EV] AB\T ! ME?OD BY :I* !SE RELATIVES OR FRI5DS1 DUR+ ! G5]ATION :I* MU/ BE=E ! Y\NG M5 GET TO ! L&1 >E TO SAVE UP ANY?+ TO GIVE !SE Y\NG M5 A />T1 9 ! ABS5CE ( ?AT 9CREASE ( WAGES :I* CAN ONLY COME AS A CONSEQU5CE ( ! Y\NG M5 HAV+ GONE TO ! L&4 ,MR4 ,GEORGE1 H[EV]1 HAS /ILL ANO!R RES\RCE 9 RES]VE1 &1 :5 =C$ TO IT1 HE TROTS IT \T1--NAMELY1 ?AT1 !RE BE+ ALL GRADES BETWE5 ! RI* & ! V]Y POOR1 ?OSE HAV+ 5\< TO />T !MSELVES UPON ! L& W\LD DO SO1 & ! ABJECTLY POOR1 NO LONG] HAV+ !M = COMPETITORS1 W\LD GET HI<] WAGES4 ,( C\RSE ONE MI<T ASK :Y !SE DIM9UTIVE CAPITALI/S1 :O EV5 N[ CAN GO TO ! L& IF !Y *OOSE1 S9CE !RE IS PL5TY TO BE HAD = BUT LITTLE MORE ?AN ! ASK+1 REFRA9 NEV]!LESS FROM AT ONCE RELIEV+ AN OV]-/OCK$ LABOR M>KET2 BUT IT W\LD DO NO GOOD4 ,Y\ SEE1 Y\ CAN'T /UMP ,H5RY ,GEORGE4 ,HE ALWAYS COMES UP BL&LY SMIL+4 ,HE KN[S HE HAS A READY TONGUE & A FACILE P51 & ON !SE HE RELIES TO C>RY HIM SAFELY ?R\< ! MAZES ( UNREASON4--,LIB]TY1 ,JULY #c1 #a#h#h#g47#a#a#h 8 #g7  

,! ,PROVID5EC ,PEOPLE HAV+ DECL>$ ?AT EV]Y TAX IS 9 ! NATURE ( A TAX TO DISC\RAGE 9DU/RY1 ,I ASK$ IT IF ?AT WAS ! REASON :Y IT FAVOR$ A TAX ON L& VALUES4 ,IT ANSW]S ?AT IT FAVORS SU* A TAX BECAUSE IT W\LD DISC\RAGE 9DU/RY LESS ?AN ANY O!R TAX1 & BECAUSE SOME TAX IS NECESS>Y 9 ORD] TO GOV]N PEOPLE :O CANNOT GOV]N !MSELVES4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! ,PEOPLE DECL>ES ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO DISC\RAGE 9DU/RY 9 ORD] TO SUPPRESS CRIME4 ,DID IT EV] OCCUR TO ! ,PEOPLE ?AT ! DISC\RAGEM5T ( 9DU/RY CAUSES MORE CRIME ?AN IT SUPPRESSES1 & ?AT1 IF 9DU/RY W]E NOT DISC\RAG$1 !RE W\LD BE LITTLE OR NO CRIME TO SUPPRESS8--,LIB]TY1 ,OCTOB] #h1 #a#h#h#g47#a#a#h 8 #h7  

,P]HAPS NO FEATURE ( ,H5RY ,GEORGE'S S*EME IS SO (T5 P>AD$ BE=E ! PUBLIC AS A BAIT AS ! CLAIM ?AT ) A TAX LEVI$ ON L& VALUES ALL O!R TAXES WILL BE ABOLI%$4 ,BUT N[ IT IS /AT$ 9 ! ,/&>D ?AT1 IF ANY GREAT =TUNES REMA9 AFT] ! ADOPTION ( ! L& TAX1 IT WILL BE A M]E DETAIL TO T]M9ATE !M BY A PROBATE TAX4 ,?IS IS (F]$ = ! B5EFIT ( ?OSE :O BELIEVE ?AT 9T]E/ NO LESS ?AN R5T CAUSES CONC5TRATION ( WEAL?4 ,TO ?OSE :O FE> ! EFFECTS UPON HOME 9DU/RY 9 CASE ( AN ABOLITION ( ! T>IFF ,MR4 ,GEORGE H9TS ?AT HE WILL BE P]FECTLY AGREEABLE TO ! (F]+ ( B\NTIES \T ( ! L& TAX2 BUT ! USE ( ! PROCE$S ( ! L& TAX = A NEW PURPOSE1 AFT] EXI/+ GOV]NM5TAL EXP5SES HAD BE5 MET1 W\LD BE EQUIVAL5T TO A NEW TAX4 ,SO WE ALREADY HAVE ?REE TAXES 9 SI<T :]E !RE WAS TO BE BUT ONE1--! L& TAX1 ! PROBATE TAX1 & ! B\NTY TAX4 ,PRES5TLY1 AS NEW NECESSITIES >ISE1 A F\R? WILL LOOM UP1 & A FIF?1 & A SIX?4 ,?US ! GR& WORK ( SIMPLIFY+ GOV]NM5T GOES ON4--,LIB]TY1 ,NOVEMB] #e1 #a#h#h#g47#a#a#h 8 #i7  

,:AT GIVES VALUE TO L&8 ASKS ,REV4 ,HU< ,O4 ,P5TECO/4 ,& HE ANSW]S3 ,! PRES5CE ( POPULATION--! COMMUNITY4 ,!N R5T1 OR ! VALUE ( L&1 MORALLY BELONGS TO ! COMMUNITY4 ,:AT GIVES VALUE TO ,MR4 ,P5TECO/'S PREA*+8 ,! PRES5CE ( POPULATION--! COMMUNITY4 ,!N ,MR4 ,P5TECO/'S SAL>Y1 OR ! VALUE ( HIS PREA*+1 MORALLY BELONGS TO ! COMMUNITY4--,LIB]TY1 ,AUGU/ #a#h1 #a#h#h#h47#a#a#h 8 #a7 

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