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TIL the economist Henry George, now largely forgotten, was once considered amongst most significant Americans of all time and over 100,000 people attended his funeral. His work inspired the Progre... (wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL the economist Henry George, now largely forgotten, was once considered amongst most significant Americans of all time and over 100,000 people attended his funeral. His work inspired the Progressive Era and the board game Monopoly

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[–] Tangerine@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 4 days ago

Here’s the Wikipedia link on Henry George:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_George