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The tax upon land values is the most just and equal of all taxes. It falls only upon those who receive from society a…

— Henry George

Both ground- rents and the ordinary rent of land are a species of revenue which the owner, in many cases, enjoys without any care…

— Adam Smith

“The Law of Rent demonstrates that no single human being gives land and location its overall value - its rent. Land values arise from…

— Martin Adams

Is it important that the rent of land be retained as a source of government revenue. Some persons who could make excellent use of…

— Franco Modigliani

“Tax systems are essentially the mechanisms by which societies decide what people have to share with each other versus what they can keep for…

— Martin Adams

“whatever part of it remains after paying the rent of the land, and the price of the whole labour employed in raising, manufacturing, and…

— Adam Smith

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

“How can we share the gifts of nature? By sharing the monetary value that human beings assign to nature. The fundamental thing we need…

— 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,…

— Martin Adams

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

“Fred Harrison claimed in his book Ricardo's Law: House Prices and the Great Tax Clawback System that property owners are generally able to clawback…

— Martin Adams

I have already expressed my opinion on this subject in treating of rent, and have now only further to add, that rent is a…

— David Ricardo