Burden Quote by Josh Shapiro

Assuming that a tax increase is necessary, it is clearly preferable to impose the additional cost on land by increasing the land tax, rather…

— Herbert Simon

We've excused all houses up to $750,000 from our property-purchase tax. We have more to do. There are other measures we intend to take…

— Christy Clark

For my constituents, owning a home is the culmination of many years of hard work and the realization of the American Dream. At no…

— Solomon Ortiz

As a captain of industry, I would prefer more tax breaks to help people buy houses, but as a citizen, I realize someone has…

— Glenn Kelman

Who pays property taxes? We all do, either directly in property tax bills or through higher rents and other costs.

— Michelle Steel

I am very open to looking at potential tax changes to improve housing affordability.

— Gladys Berejiklian

We've got to do our part to keep cutting costs for homeowners and help them maintain and stay in their homes.

— Josh Shapiro

Rather than setting property taxes on the value of land and improvements, I'd advocate a plan to set rates based on land values across…

— Mark Noble

We have to reduce the tax burden, whether it's income tax for corporations or private individuals, and we should put a freeze on property…

— Bruce Rauner

People who renovate and improve homes are penalized by being taxed more for creating value and improving the neighborhood.

— Mark Noble

Taxation is probably one of the biggest problems this state is facing, especially in Cook County. I think Cook County is one of the…

— Jesse White

Local tax increases can cause high-net-worth individuals to move, tax experts said; tax avoidance and tax arbitrage are multitrillion-dollar affairs, and rich people are…

— Annie Lowrey