Wolf Ladejinsky, the guy who convinced the U.S. government to support land reform in Japan and Taiwan, and one of the greatest unsung heroes of modern history, WAS A GEORGIST!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Ladejinsky …
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By endorsing a policy of confiscating land from rich landlords (with minimal compensation) and distributing it to poor farmers, Ladejinsky saved much of East Asia from communism. This story, I think, has some lessons for the modern day.
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I'm not sure redistributing commodity hardware from server farms is going to have the same salutary effect.
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The land reform redistributed productive assets that were relatively hard to alienate to people who knew how to operate them effectively. I'm struggling to think of a modern day equivalent.
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I'm not sure how "redistributing housing," whatever that means operationally, is supposed to be equivalent to redistributing farmland. A farm isn't just a house, it comes with a job attached.
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"Induce GDP growth by breaking and fixing your own windows!"
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Uh, no. Houses and the surrounding property naturally depreciate and require lots of maintenance and care.
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