
Single Taxers (Entry 1164.LV2716)
Omnibus
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Is It in the Table for Someone in the Room?
In 18 68, after decades of unprofitable work for a series of bay area start up new papers, henry george wrote a pamphlet called what the railroad will bring us. He outlines kind of a different vision fram the sunny view that most american, the most the American west had about the railroad. And ah, you know, for the west, the railroad was the life blood. And very early 18 68, he is writing, this is going to enrich a small number of plutocrats who own railroads. The rest of you are screwed. That's my expression in the table. Was ahead of the car. It's wasted. Wel he was clearly a gifted kid
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