A land dividend compensates those without land for the fact that, due to the pertaining allocation of resources, they require the permission of others (in an otherwise plentiful environment) to survive. Without either being able to rent land, or buy crops, those without land have nothing to eat. It is because of a lack of land that so many are dependent on others for their survival.
A land dividend would encourage equalisation of resources and make sure that the vulnerable are protected if they have no land...
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Great blog! Sharing the Land is the foundational element to the type of society which we all dream about. When we share the Land by collecting rent on all Land that was previously privately owned and then redistribute 100% of that revenue back to every individual equally in the form of a Land Dividend, the Land rent on the average parcel of Land exactly equals the amount of the Land Dividend. This ensures that everyone shares equally in the Land and as we enter into this pure ownership society the rest of our social structure will sprout organically from this foundation into a beautiful social compact where individual Liberty and individual Responsibility are the driving force that lifts all peoples up so that our own unique creative aspects flourish. This is when the "True" cream rises to the top -)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments on this blog today. Very insightful and accurate.
ReplyDeleteWe agree on the importance of land and I am very optimistic that this philosophy will soon become mainstream.