Henry George
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- Oct 26, 1891When Olympia Readers Argued About Inequality and the MachineAt a Unitarian class in 1891 Olympia, seventeen adults debated Henry George, concentrated wealth, and whether machines were turning workers into automatons.Olympia, WA
- Jul 18, 1892The Populist Pitch on University GroundsRalph Beaumont draws a crowd of 1,500 to the university campus to preach radical land reform and rail against the ‘unearned increment.’University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Sep 11, 1894The Single Tax: A Seattle Paper Takes On Henry GeorgeIn 1894 the Post-Intelligencer mounts a full-throated attack on Henry George's land-value tax, warning it would 'rob labor' and hand the ground itself to the rich.Seattle, WA
- Apr 8, 1895Single Tax vs. the Saloon: A Seattle Debate on Land, Liquor, and PowerAt Freed's Hall, Henry George's followers and Prohibitionists argued over whether taxing land or banning drink could break the grip of monopoly and the whisky trust.Seattle, WA
- Nov 17, 1911The Single Tax Takes Root in EverettFollowing a recent election, the approval of a single tax amendment signals a shift in local economic policy and the influence of Henry George's theories.Everett, WA