Henry George, the author of Progress and Poverty (1879), claimed that ________________.
A) tariffs benefited labor as much as business
B) the only way to achieve social justice was by abolishing private property
C) a single property tax, based on the rise in property values caused by increased market demand, would prevent profiteering by land speculators
D) only a rigidly enforced income tax on the wealthy could provide the revenue necessary to end poverty

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Henry George believed that a single property tax, based on the rise in property values caused by increased market demand, would prevent profiteering by land speculators and help achieve social justice.

Henry George, the Author of Progress and Poverty (1879), Claimed