Phil's Postcards: You Need to Grasp the Land Question

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Summary

Phil’s postcard from Singapore for new subscribers. He recommends: Prosper Australia’s Henry George dinner video (Singapore speaker starts at 20 minutes in), and Philip Allen’s The New School of Economics (Shepheard-Walwyn, 2nd edition) covering the physiocrats and land economics before the French Revolution. Key: new subscribers face a steep learning curve and must urgently grasp the land question to prepare for what’s coming into 2026.

Key Claims

• Singapore’s land-lease system is a model for how economic rent can be captured for community benefit. — confidence: high
• The New School of Economics covers the physiocrats’ pre-French Revolution land economics platform. — confidence: high
• New subscribers in 2025 are joining at a critical time — the peak and Winner’s Curse phase are imminent. — confidence: high