Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations is a landmark work that marks the start of economics as a science. Smith was arguing against the mercantilism of his day pointing out that laborers and the products of their labor were the real wealth of the nation. We are returning to this great work to consider Book II, …
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This tour looks at the lakefront areas just south of the Chicago loop, including the Central Station, Museum Campus, and Prairie Avenue districts. We’ll see how the natural and manmade amenities affect what sites are worth, and how this is (or is not) reflected in assessments. This area has undergone numerous changes over the decades, …
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What George Menninger did was completely legal. He stole over a million dollars. Many people do it, perhaps including some of your neighbors; if George hadn’t then someone else would have. You and fellow Chicagoans have already paid George so he is far beyond the need to earn a living. Now he volunteers some of …
Bob Jene compares the geoist fiscal reform to the TARP bailout, “Fair” Tax, Flat Tax, Bush tax cuts, and government money creation. Each proposed or attempted solution to the great recession will be given. Attendees will rank the proposed measures to get out of the recession on a scale of 1 to 10 based on …
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Our spring term schedule, posted here, features two sections of Progress & Poverty, plus advanced courses. As previously posted, it’s now possible to get college credit for Henry George School classes. We’ll also have films, discussions, talks and tours– the whole schedule will be posted over the coming days, or you can phone 312 450 …
Originating as a field trip for “Progress & Poverty” students, our Invisible Robbery Tour is now open to all. See how the community and its infrastructure produce value. See who collects this value, and how it affects us all. We’ll stroll about two kilometers, in about an hour and a half. You’ll get detailed, sourced, …
Due to a schedule conflict, Bob Jene is unable to present “High Cost of Government Revenue” on Monday, March 25. A new date will be announced. You probably already know that America’s tax system, and especially the personal income tax, is a cause of frustration and wasted effort (beyond the poverty which would be caused …
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At this session PEBC concludes its discussion of Henry George, Jr.’s The Menace of Privilege. We’ll focus on Books VI thru IX, including discussion of how Privilege controls not just land, but the press, the university, the churches, and of course the government itself, making poverty and war unavoidable. The reading is less than 200 …
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Sean Connery stars as a leader of the Molly Maguires, a secret society of Irish mineworkers in Pennsylvania in the 1870s, who battle their exploitation by mine owners with violence. This 1970 American film, based on a 1969 novel by Arthur H. Lewis, also stars Richard Harris and Samantha Eggar. Set just a decade prior …
What George Menninger did was completely legal. He stole over a million dollars. Many people do it, perhaps including some of your neighbors, so if George hadn’t then someone else would have. You and fellow Chicagoans have already paid George so he is far beyond the need to earn a living. Now he volunteers some …
