Meets Thursdays thru March 27.
with Bob Jene. More information.
Documentary based on the best-selling book. More information
Bob Jene hypothesizes that food comes from farms. information.
This session focuses on parts 3 and 4.
Government being simply an agent employed in common by a number of individuals to secure to them certain advantages, the very nature of the connection implies that it is for each to say whether he will employ such an agent or not. If any one of them determines to ignore this mutual-safety confederation, nothing can be said except that he loses all claim to its good offices, and exposes himself to the danger of maltreatment—a thing he is quite at liberty to do if he likes. He cannot be coerced into political combination without a breach of the law of equal freedom; he can withdraw from it without committing any such breach; and he has therefore a right so to withdraw.”
From Chapter 19, “The Right to Ignore the State”
Political Economy Book Club discussions are free and open to the public, but it is preferable that you RSVP to Bob Matter.
Meets 6 pm Fridays thru March 28.
Film followed by discussion, with refreshments. More information.
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, hardcopy notes, and answers to your questions about how downtown development really works.
The tour is free for HGS graduates and anyone who has paid an HGS registration fee within the past two years, as well as for current donors at the member level. Others are requested to donate $10, which may be done by cash, check or credit card (whoops! not right now, as we are having PayPal difficulties.) (Of course you can always donate to the Henry George School; donations of any amount can be done here.) Everyone on the tour will received sourced hardcopy notes, and nobody will be turned away due to inability to pay.
We’ll leave from the Henry George School location, 30 East Adams #1207. Call 312/450-2906 or email if you want any more information.
This presentation looks at the cost of collecting the income tax. The IRS overhead itself represents the direct cost to the government in generating this revenue. Beside that there is the burden put on the tax payer in preparing his return, in the case of an audit there may be the cost of representation before a tax court. You also become aware of the vast amount of human resources wasted on this activity for the revenue generated.