Meh. I’m a commie, and it’s just a half measure. It attacks the problem of landlordism, sure, but it doesn’t fight concentration of wealth in other forms, such as financial capital, capitalist ownership of media and means of production, or even climate change.
Moreover, it doesn’t provide any means for organizing and actually carrying out the policy, which is why it never happens. Ideology and politics aren’t exclusively a theoretical field in which we can democratically test every policy without disturbance, and Georgism doesn’t answer the simple question: why would the landlords in power allow the workers to tax them our of power?
See there’s an issue you want a one size fits all that’s never going to happen. Focus on fixing one thing that will help the population astronomically.
why would the landlords in power allow the workers to tax them our of power
Well through public ridicule or at gunpoint I’d imagine
See there’s an issue you want a one size fits all that’s never going to happen
It’s happened historically in several countries, whereas georgism has happened in a total of 0.
Well through public ridicule or at gunpoint I’d imagine
Great. Now, who are the people organizing and agitating the workers to gather the numbers and strength to do this at gunpoint? Hint: again, not the Georgists
It’s so logical that nobody can understand it or support it…
Georgism has never ever been politically viable.
I worked in land theory, in a Georgist think-tank for 5 years.
What did I learn? That the citizens, the administrators, and the politicans, all hate Georgism because it is too fair and too progressive. Most lemmy users would hate it too, because it isn’t about ‘punishing’ someone or ‘rewarding’ someone. It’s good and neutral policy.
Logical and fair politics and policy is something everyone says ‘is good’ but they never want to actually do it because politics is about ‘my side beating your side and hurting them’. Lemmy here is full of lefties who fantasize about beating up right wingers, and then claim they wish no harm on anyone except anyone who wishes harm on them.
Guys, y’all should read up on Henry George. It’s so logical that it is accepted by both sides in politics.
Meh. I’m a commie, and it’s just a half measure. It attacks the problem of landlordism, sure, but it doesn’t fight concentration of wealth in other forms, such as financial capital, capitalist ownership of media and means of production, or even climate change.
Moreover, it doesn’t provide any means for organizing and actually carrying out the policy, which is why it never happens. Ideology and politics aren’t exclusively a theoretical field in which we can democratically test every policy without disturbance, and Georgism doesn’t answer the simple question: why would the landlords in power allow the workers to tax them our of power?
See there’s an issue you want a one size fits all that’s never going to happen. Focus on fixing one thing that will help the population astronomically.
Well through public ridicule or at gunpoint I’d imagine
It’s happened historically in several countries, whereas georgism has happened in a total of 0.
Great. Now, who are the people organizing and agitating the workers to gather the numbers and strength to do this at gunpoint? Hint: again, not the Georgists
… “both sides”…?
Laughs in 8 different political parties deciding the direction of my country.
It’s so logical that nobody can understand it or support it…
Georgism has never ever been politically viable.
I worked in land theory, in a Georgist think-tank for 5 years.
What did I learn? That the citizens, the administrators, and the politicans, all hate Georgism because it is too fair and too progressive. Most lemmy users would hate it too, because it isn’t about ‘punishing’ someone or ‘rewarding’ someone. It’s good and neutral policy.
Logical and fair politics and policy is something everyone says ‘is good’ but they never want to actually do it because politics is about ‘my side beating your side and hurting them’. Lemmy here is full of lefties who fantasize about beating up right wingers, and then claim they wish no harm on anyone except anyone who wishes harm on them.
Georgism: “let’s introduce immense taxes to landlords”
You: “this is neutral and apolitical! I hate the left!”