Introducing Progress & Poverty

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Henry George School of Chicago

In his 1879 masterpiece Progress & Poverty, Henry George proposed to end poverty by recognizing a clear and logical distinction between private property and community property. America took a different path, which helps explain some of the problems we face today.  George Menninger will explain why "economic opportunity" and "development" programs fail to solve the problem of inequality.  He'll then present Henry George's straightforward proposal to raise wages while lowering the actual cost of living. 
A similar program will be presented the following week, with a different presenter taking a somewhat different approach to essentially the same material.
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