Splash Biography

A daring proposal to solve poverty once changed the world. Today, few remember it. Yet, amid worsening inequality and an ongoing housing crisis, the radical land value tax, which would essentially abolish private property in land, has gained a renewed interest. This discussion-based class will go over the basics of Henry George’s political and economic thought to examine whether it can truly be the solution to today’s socioeconomic problems. Learn about how the ideas of Henry George—which influenced important figures such as Albert Einstein, Leo Tolstoy, and the Monopoly Man—changed the course of history and why some people think it might do it again!