Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderA lot of people focus on the fairness of the Land Value Tax, but the consequences of using one are just as interesting if not more. This tax has been put into practice in some cities in Pennsylvania, and there's evidence that it has a whole bunch of positive effects on the city, due to the way that it incentivises improving your property and making the most of your land (since you're going to be taxed on it pretty much…
Fun fact: Monopoly was originally called The Landlord’s Game and was created by a Georgist Feminist to illustrate the problem of rent: https://www.stmarys.sa.edu.au/women-in-stem-elizabeth-magie....
See also http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2015/04/land-val...
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 330
- Total comments
- 436
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-17 | Georgism | xavi | 3 | 0 |
| 2015-10-23 | Georgism | eru | 1 | 1 |
| 2016-09-01 | Georgism – An Economic System Based on Land Values | seanemmer | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-02-09 | Georgism: The Single Tax | Redoubts | 3 | 0 |
| 2018-05-22 | Georgism | fab1an | 2 | 0 |
| 2019-07-30 | Georgism | roschdal | 2 | 0 |
| 2019-11-10 | Georgism | tomrod | 3 | 0 |
| 2020-05-17 | GeorgismFirst breakout · Best thread | timurlenk | 210 | 332 |
| 2021-11-11 | Georgism | tosh | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-09-19 | GeorgismHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | thunderbong | 99 | 103 |
| 2025-08-22 | Georgism | tomrod | 4 | 0 |