Category:Single tax

Sin"gle tax`. (pol. Econ.)

Defn: a tax levied upon land alone, irrespective of improvements, -- Advocated by certain economists as the sole source of public revenue.

Whatever may be thought of henry george's single-tax theory as a Whole, there can be little question that a relatively higher Assessment of ground rent, with corresponding relief for those who Have made improvements, is a much-needed reform. A. T. Hadley.