Uncover the hidden forces shaping our economy and society.
Counting Bountyreveals the widespread oversight of land's power in twisting the economy. It highlights the minimization of Earth's worth in America by officials and academics, tracing rent to the rentiers who wield power. Jeffery Johnson Smith uses statistics and research to show how land value impacts economic inequality and offers solutions through land value taxation.
Discover how understanding and reclaiming land value can lead to a more equitable and sustainable future. This book is for readers interested in
- economics
- social justice
- public policy
and offers a fresh perspective on creating a more balanced and prosperous society.
"The vast number of references and the apt details reflects the enormous amount of expertise and time which has been invested in it." —Team PlanningTank
"Land and money are the two main elements in political economy. Jeff Smith has been digging into “the land problem” for a long time and his expertise in that subject is without question. His findings deserve a wide audience as we struggle to bring into being a more just, equitable, and sustainable world order. In this book, Smith reveals many little-known facts about things that affect our lives, particularly land ownership, the process of rent-seeking, the concentration of wealth, and the corruption of politics, education, and other aspects of society by which the one percent continue to control the general framework of public thought." —Thomas H. Greco, author ofThe End of Money and the Future of Civilization
"All property is made partly out of natural resources that aren't 'naturally' anybody's property. The government makes them into property. It gives them to private interests for free, and they sell it back to us for money. That might be an opportunity for corrlĂ'
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