Problems in American Democracy by Thames Ross Williamson
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page 144 of 808 (17%)
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5. What, according to George, would be the effect of the single tax upon production? (George, book ix, chapter i.) 6. What, according to George, would be the effect of the single tax upon the distribution of wealth? (George, book ix, chapter ii.) 7. What are the present aims of the single tax movement? (_International Encyclopedia_, vol. 21, page 137.) TOPICS FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT I 1. Select for study a plot of farm or garden land in your locality. (a) What is the market value of the land? (b) Is it more or less valuable than similar plots in the same neighborhood? Why? (c) To what extent is the value of the plot selected for study due to natural fertility? (d) To what extent is the value due to location? (e) To what extent is the value due to permanent improvements, such as drains, ditches, hedges, fences, or the use of fertilizer to retain or increase the natural fertility? |
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