Citizen's dividend

This article is about a special case of Universal Basic Income as proposed by Georgists. For the similar socialist concept, see Social dividend. For the policy of unconditional stipend in general, see Universal basic income.
"Citizen's income" redirects here. For the social welfare assistance program which was in effect in Italy between 2019 and 2024, see Citizens' income (Italy).
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was a major inspiration for this policy.

Citizen's dividend is a proposed policy based upon the Georgist principle that the natural world is the common property of all people. It is proposed that all citizens receive regular payments (dividends) from revenue raised by leasing or taxing the monopoly of valuable land and other natural resources.