Georgism
Economic philosophy founded by Henry George holding that natural resources and land belong to the whole community, advocating a single land value tax (LVT) and the abolition of taxes on labor and capital.
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In one sentence
I want to fund society through a single tax on land value, abolishing taxes on production and labor.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Leaning · Federal
Structure
- Very strong · Democracy
Representation
- Strong · Liberty
Power
- Strong · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Leaning · Internationalist
Nationalism
- Balanced
Economy
- Strong · Free market
Free market
- Leaning · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Progressive
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Free market
Leans further toward free market than 87% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 61This ideology 24
Of all the topics, Free market is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Economy
On Economy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 56
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Henry George
An American economist, Henry George proposed the single tax on land value, arguing that land rent should fund society and reduce inequality rather than burdening labor or capital.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyPaul RomerEconomist98%
SociallyPhil ZimmermannCryptographer97%
EconomicallyHelmut KohlFormer Chancellor of Germany100%
Other compatible profiles
PhilosophyJohn Stuart MillPhilosopher97%
BusinessVitalik ButerinProgrammer97%
PhilosophyBaruch SpinozaPhilosopher96%
Political theoryThomas PaineThinker96%
Intellectual lifeGlenn GreenwaldInvestigative Journalist and Author96%
Intellectual lifeJoe RoganPodcaster and Comedian95%
Intellectual lifeRay KurzweilInventor and futurist95%
EconomicsGösta RehnSwedish economist94%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Hong Kong (China)
Technocratic-financial regionA global financial center, Hong Kong is an autonomous region of strong free-market capitalism and technocratic management, whose broad autonomy has been increasingly restricted by mainland China's political control.
Other close countries
Colorado (United States)
Liberal Democratic regionIn October 2026 Democrat Jared Polis governs with a Democratic majority. Abortion is protected, cannabis and psychedelics are legal, the TABOR tax cap still applies, and clean-energy targets are in force. Polis leaves office in January 2027.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyCalifornia (United States)Techno-progressive region96%
SociallyVirginia (United States)Moderate Democratic region96%
EconomicallyEcuadorPresidential republic96%
The most distant
Free Territory (Makhnovshchina)
1918–1921During the Russian Revolution, Makhno's Free Territory was an anarchist experiment in Ukraine, with self-managed peasant communes and popular militias that rejected both the White state and Bolshevik power.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyParis CommuneMarch–May 187183%
SociallyAllende's Chile1970–197382%
EconomicallyGrand Duchy of Tuscany1569–185995%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
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- Libertarian
Geolibertarianism
Synthesis of libertarianism and Georgism that combines free markets and individual freedoms with the taxation of land value, seen as a common resource, to fund the minimal state without punishing labor.
- Libertarian
Bleeding-Heart Libertarianism
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- Libertarian
Effective Accelerationism
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Closest in other spectrums
- Center
Green Liberalism
Current that unites individual freedom, markets, and democracy with the ecological agenda, defending sustainability, rights, and innovation to reconcile economic prosperity with effective environmental protection.
- Left
Internationalist Democracy
Doctrine proposing a democratic and federated global political order where citizens and nations deliberate jointly through multilateral representative institutions and lawful cooperation.
- Right
Liberalism
Political tradition that places individual freedom at the center, defending rights, tolerance, the rule of law, a market economy, and limits on power, with government subject to the consent of citizens.
The most distant ideology
ReactionaryismFar-Right24%