We come full circle to George again. Without justice in the distribution of Land, unskilled labor will be forced to a subsistence level, or, in the case of the middle class, be forced to borrow ever more to support a debt-ridden lifestyle for themselves, while enhancing an ever-more opulent one for the rich and grasping. If the middle class ever gets to the point where they finally cannot afford the shirts on their backs, where their ability to purchase becomes more closely aligned with third world labor's ability to earn, it will be the middle class that sees its lifestyle go down, not the Land-owning elite. Improvements, or "mechanization" will not change that. Efficiency measures won't even dent it American workers are already among the most efficient workers in the world. Without redistribution of the value of Land to all, who are both equally entitled and equally responsible for its rise in value, those without Land will always be forced to compete near the bottom just to survive, while "improvements" will only guarantee an even more obscene level of living for those who own the resources and charge others rent upon it.
Man without Land cannot survive, no matter how vigorously he labors. This was true in George's day. It is true today.
[1] Social Problems, Henry George, 1883, Pg. 68
[7] "Social Problems," Henry George, 1883, pg. 146
[8] "Social Problems," Henry George, 1883, pg. 146
[12] "Social Problems," Henry George, 1883, Pg. 145
[14] Mother Jones, For Us, Surrender is Out of The Question, Mac McClelland, March/April 2010
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