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title: "5 Land Value Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Our ideal society finds it essential to put a rent on land as a way of maximizing the total consumption available to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-samuelson/our-ideal-society-finds-it-essential-to-put-a-rent-on-land-as-a-way/)

[Paul Samuelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-samuelson/)

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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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> [We didn't create an institution to increase land value or asset value.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shiv-nadar/we-didn-t-create-an-institution-to-increase-land-value-or-asset-value/)

[Shiv Nadar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shiv-nadar/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-adams/it-s-important-to-distinguish-the-value-of-raw-land-from-the-value-of/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/martin-adams-20182_land-economics_it-s-important-to-distinguish-the-value_1604836.jpg)

> [Places like Hilton Head, with water adjacency and nice climates, are in high demand, and land values are insane. In the case…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/places-like-hilton-head-with-water-adjacency-and-nice-climates-are-in/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/829/susan-orlean-2207_alligators_places-like-hilton-head-with-water-adjac_1984757.png)

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                        "text": "Our ideal society finds it essential to put a rent on land as a way of maximizing the total consumption available to the society. ...Pure land rent is in the nature of a 'surplus' which can be taxed heavily without distorting production incentives or efficiency. A land value tax can be called 'the useful tax on measured land surplus'.",
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