The "refutation" outlined by Pat Gunning is not quite as conclusive as he
would have it.
His argument turns on the desire for precise measurement and for equity
across all classes of unearned increments.
The imposition of a meaningful differential betwewen improved and unimproved
land will accomplish much, without pretending full isolation.
And there is a difference between classes of rent. Perhaps all classes
other than land rent also require the action of the recipient to put their
endowments to work, whereas land value increases independent of that due to
population growth.
Warren J. Samuels