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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/)

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

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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 to the communities that have created them. The irony is that while improvements such as buildings…](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/)

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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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

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