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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 land. Thus, any tax that pays for public services without obtaining revenue from resulting land value increases is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/progressive-taxes-are-inherently-flawed-in-that-they-fund-public/)

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## More by Martin Adams

> [“In theory, capitalism is an economic system that allows people to freely trade goods and services in a competitive free market. But since the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/in-theory-capitalism-is-an-economic-system-that-allows-people-to/)

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> [“What causes recessions? Many economists talk about the need for a consumer economy, but we can't have a consumer economy if people can't afford…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/what-causes-recessions-many-economists-talk-about-the-need-for-a/)

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> [“The ability of individuals to extract wealth from society by profiting from land also leads to cultural degeneration and a loss of social cohesion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/the-ability-of-individuals-to-extract-wealth-from-society-by/)

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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 land. Thus,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/progressive-taxes-are-inherently-flawed-in-that-they-fund-public/)

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> [“Our inability to share the gifts of nature causes much suffering in the world today... We mistakenly believe that a free market should allow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/our-inability-to-share-the-gifts-of-nature-causes-much-suffering-in/)

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> [“In order for our land contribution model to be complete, we have to consider two more aspects of affordable housing. First, we have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/in-order-for-our-land-contribution-model-to-be-complete-we-have-to/)

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> [“Due to its inherently limited supply for each location, land obtains its value from the natural, social, and cultural wealth that exists in its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/due-to-its-inherently-limited-supply-for-each-location-land-obtains/)

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> [“Markets are free when human beings have equal opportunities to influence the production and trade of desirable goods and services... Some people attain market…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/markets-are-free-when-human-beings-have-equal-opportunities-to/)

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> [“The Law of Rent demonstrates that no single human being gives land and location its overall value - its rent. Land values arise from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/the-law-of-rent-demonstrates-that-no-single-human-being-gives-land/)

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> [“It's important to distinguish the value of raw land from the value of improvements made to land. Land values are socially generated and belong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/it-s-important-to-distinguish-the-value-of-raw-land-from-the-value-of/)

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> [“Economists Mason Gaffney and Fred Harrison claim in their work The Corruption of Economics that industrialists toward the end of the 19th century may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/economists-mason-gaffney-and-fred-harrison-claim-in-their-work-the/)

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> [“Tax systems are essentially the mechanisms by which societies decide what people have to share with each other versus what they can keep for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/tax-systems-are-essentially-the-mechanisms-by-which-societies-decide/)

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> [“Broadly speaking, there are only two ways human beings can make an income: ...by contributing to society or they can extract an income from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/broadly-speaking-there-are-only-two-ways-human-beings-can-make-an/)

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> [“In our current distorted reality, land is often held speculatively without being put to productive use. Because people are able to profit from land…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/in-our-current-distorted-reality-land-is-often-held-speculatively/)

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> [“Since people can only be paid for their goods and services or extract rent from society, less income is available to service the payment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/since-people-can-only-be-paid-for-their-goods-and-services-or-extract/)

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