A member of the United Labor Party, this man later ran for mayor of New York, losing to Abram Hewitt but finishing ahead of Republican candidate Theodore Roosevelt.
He wrote his major work in his newfound free time while holding a spoils system job as the state supervisor of gas meter inspection. A member of the United Labor Party, this man later ran for mayor of New York, losing to Abram Hewitt but finishing ahead of Republican candidate Theodore Roosevelt. One section of his most noted book is entitled "Disproof of the Malthusian theory," and that book begins by redefining certain concepts from the works of Ricardo before explaining the author's new "remedy" for the problem of distribution. His book argues that the factors which make the free market work on labor and capital do not apply to a certain resource because that resource can never increase in supply. For 10 points, name this man who proposed that a seizure of economic rent, or a single tax on landholding only, should be implemented in his Progress and Poverty.
He wrote his major work in his newfound free time while holding a spoils system job as the state supervisor of gas meter inspection.
Henry {George}