# Book VII: Justice of the Remedy explained — Progress and Poverty

> Chapter companion for Progress and Poverty by Henry George.

## What happens

This chapter argues that the single tax on land values is not only economically sound but also morally just, as it returns to the community what belongs to it by right, while leaving individuals in full possession of their own earnings.

## Themes in this chapter

### The Single Tax on Land Values

The chapter focuses on the justice of implementing a single tax on land values as a remedy for poverty and inequality.

### Social Justice and Equality

The argument centers on the moral imperative of returning unearned land value to the community to achieve a just society.

## Character check-ins

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The narrator presents the moral and economic case for the single tax remedy.

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