Land Tax defense

Land Tax defense
Advocates of land value taxation argue that sovereign rights over the products of labour and capital do not apply to land. John Locke wrote in Essay on Civil Government (1690) that: "When the sacredness of property is talked of, it should be remembered that any such sacredness does not belong in the same degree to landed property." Henry George elaborated this to claim: "Here are two simple principles, both of which are self-evident: I.--That all men have equal rights to the use and enjoyment of the elements provided by Nature. II.--That each man has an exclusive right to the use and enjoyment of what is produced by his own labor" (Protection or Free Trade, 1886).