Most of these problems stem from the unhealthy incentives of today's tax systems. To the degree implemented, the Single Tax would eliminate these causes of inflation. Instead, these resources are squandered by a small minority. Georgist reforms would give landless people an opportunity to produce for themselves instead of for a privileged few, ending the hunger and poverty incorrectly ascribed to overpopulation. The world is in transition.
World security is disturbed by struggles over territory and natural resources.
These problems cannot be solved until we recognize that the Earth belongs to all. The Georgist philosophy offers a practical way to achieve equal access to nature, true free trade, cooperation and peace. The Single Tax movement wielded considerable influence, and led to numerous partial applications of George's reform. Early Georgists spurred reforms in the assessment and taxation of real property, especially the scientific assessment of land. George's ideas also influenced public land policy.