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> [“Progressive taxes are inherently flawed in that they fund public services which are often location-dependent, thus adding to the value of owned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/progressive-taxes-are-inherently-flawed-in-that-they-fund-public/)

[Martin Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-adams/)

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> [ \[I\] wish that the land-tax went a little more according to situation than it does. 'Tis really ridiculous, how one has to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-martineau/i-wish-that-the-land-tax-went-a-little-more-according-to-situation/)

[Harriet Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-martineau/)

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> [Millions and millions of people don't pay an income tax, because they don't earn enough to pay on one, but you pay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/millions-and-millions-of-people-don-t-pay-an-income-tax-because-they/)

[Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/)

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> [You compare the nation to a parched piece of land and the tax to a life-giving rain. So be it. But you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-bastiat/you-compare-the-nation-to-a-parched-piece-of-land-and-the-tax-to-a/)

[Frederic Bastiat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-bastiat/)

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> [Assuming that a tax increase is necessary, it is clearly preferable to impose the additional cost on land by increasing the land…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-simon/assuming-that-a-tax-increase-is-necessary-it-is-clearly-preferable-to/)

[Herbert Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-simon/)

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> [Economists are almost unanimous in conceding that the land tax has no adverse side effects. ...Landowners ought to look at both sides…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-vickrey/economists-are-almost-unanimous-in-conceding-that-the-land-tax-has-no/)

[William Vickrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-vickrey/)

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                        "text": "Millions and millions of people don't pay an income tax, because they don't earn enough to pay on one, but you pay a land tax whether it ever did or ever will earn you a penny. You should pay on things that you buy outside of bare necessities. I think this sales tax is the best tax we have had in years.",
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