Improvement Quote by Mark Noble

Economists are almost unanimous in conceding that the land tax has no adverse side effects. ...Landowners ought to look at both sides of the…

— William Vickrey

The thing generally raised on city land is taxes.

— Charles Dudley Warner

“Property taxes - particularly those which tax only or primarily the land and not the improvements - are the closest approximations we have today…

— Martin Adams

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

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

— Mark Noble

Abolish all taxation save that upon land values.

— Henry George

“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,…

— Martin Adams

A Land Valuation Tax is a levy on the value of the land unimproved by buildings or other enhancement. The method is already used…

— Barry Gardiner

Councils should be given the power to buy land for new housing at a reasonable price so they can spend the money they save…

— Nick Boles

Cities need to act aggressively to hit their housing goals - that's what I'm doing. But I think you want to ensure that you…

— Kevin Faulconer

As I've traveled across Pennsylvania, I've heard from so many homeowners who are struggling with the burden of high property taxes - and that's…

— Josh Shapiro

In Southern California along the coast, if the only thing you can do with the land is agriculture, it would be substantially less (in…

— Bill Vaughan