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← Rising land values always come at the expense of what labor earns

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 9 Mar 1776 to 14 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under inflation inflation Everything filed under sustainability sustainability Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Rising land values always come at the expense of what labor earns Rising land values always come at theexpense of what labor earns HG Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are Same subject: An economy running on muscle power has a hard and low ceiling on total production, because its only real input is land and the returns to more of it fall away fast. — tap to centre the map on it An economy running on muscle powerhas a hard and low ceiling on totalproduction, because its only realinput is land and the returns tomore of it fall away fast. Last stated 4 years ago 26 Aug 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: High wages are both the effect and the natural sign of a nation growing richer — tap to centre the map on it High wages are both the effect andthe natural sign of a nation growingricher Last stated 251 years ago 9 Mar 1776 AS Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Unequal land ownership is the great cause of unequal distribution of wealth — tap to centre the map on it Unequal land ownership is the greatcause of unequal distribution ofwealth HG Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only the value of improvements, not the land itself, is rightly individual property — tap to centre the map on it Only the value of improvements, notthe land itself, is rightlyindividual property TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: Capitalists' incomes are likely to rise because wealthy people own AI companies, so a rising capital share means higher income inequality. — tap to centre the map on it Capitalists' incomes are likely torise because wealthy people own AIcompanies, so a rising capital sharemeans higher income inequality. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: All taxation except a tax on land values should be abolished — tap to centre the map on it All taxation except a tax on landvalues should be abolished HG Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are Same subject: It has virtually never got cheaper to build a house or an office: construction costs rise at or above general inflation, in every rich country and over a century of data. — tap to centre the map on it It has virtually never got cheaperto build a house or an office:construction costs rise at or abovegeneral inflation, in every richcountry and over a century of data. Last stated 6 months ago 23 Apr 2026 BP Brian Potter — holds since 2026-04-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: The claim that higher yields backfire and end up increasing farmland is much weaker than the literature assumes. — tap to centre the map on it The claim that higher yieldsbackfire and end up increasingfarmland is much weaker than theliterature assumes. Last stated 3 years ago 13 Mar 2024 LB Linus Blomqvist — holds since 2024-03-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves nopersonal rivalry and no personalhaggling MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it A market becomes commodified throughfungibility of alternatives, notmerely through lower price. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oilcompanies claim climate progresseven as their total emissions risefrom increased production. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Energy essence personality" is as close as anyone can get to saying who or what Seth is — tap to centre the map on it "Energy essence personality" is asclose as anyone can get to sayingwho or what Seth is JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not fromthin air: it runs on water,minerals, ammonia and industrialplant. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy willneed more people working the land,and that is not the same as goingback to the past. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufacturedobject that produces wealth ratherthan consuming it, at a hundredtimes the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Nov 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Rising land values always come at the expense of what labor earns Last stated c. 1877–1880 Holds Henry George Read this korrent →