What Henry George thinks about happiness
American political economist (1839 to 1897); author of Progress and Poverty.
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1 dated position, c. 1877–1880, in their own words. Our reading of what Henry George has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingMaterial progress tends not to improve the lot of the poorest class, but to depress it further
Their wordsI mean that the tendency of what we call material progress is in nowise to improve the condition of the lowest class in the essentials of healthy, happy human life. Nay, more, that it is still further to depress the condition of the lowest class.
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