Citizen’s Dividend
Floyd’s conceptual synthesis: collect land value tax (LVT) → distribute it equally to all citizens as a universal dividend. The Georgist model for UBI funding. Phil Anderson wrote a book on this directly — intersection of Floyd’s two frameworks (PSE investing + CommonWealth advocacy).
What It Is
A citizen’s dividend is a universal payment to all citizens funded from the collection of ground rent (land value) rather than taxes on labor or capital. The Alaska Permanent Fund is the real-world model: oil revenues (a form of natural resource rent) distributed annually to every Alaskan.
The Mechanism (Per Phil Anderson)
- All government revenue comes from economic rent (land rent, resource rent, monopoly rent)
- The rent is collected by the community (since it’s community-created value)
- Distributed equally to every citizen as a dividend
- Result: zero taxation on wages, income, or productive capital
[Source: Readwise, Phillip J. Anderson, “Your Citizen’s Dividend: How to Double Your Wage…”, 2024]
Alaska Permanent Fund Model
- Established 1976, financed by Alaskan oilfield revenues
- “Anyone not convicted of a felony, who legally resides in the State of Alaska for more than six months, receives an annual dividend”
- The world’s most successful real-world example of a commons dividend [Source: Readwise highlights, book_id=29781059]
Connection to Floyd’s Work
This concept directly bridges Phil Anderson’s PSE investment framework (land cycle → land rents → Georgism) with Floyd’s CommonWealth / UBI Works advocacy. PSE’s cycle thesis says land values rise cyclically; Georgist response says tax those rents and return them as dividends. Floyd is pursuing both sides simultaneously:
- Investment side: Follow the cycle, position accordingly
- Policy side: Advocate to restructure taxation away from wages → toward land rents
Key Quote from Phil Anderson
“Your Citizen’s Dividend: How to Double Your Wage, Dramatically Reduce Financial Stress and Improve Living Standards for Everyone” — Phil Anderson’s own integration of his real estate cycle work with UBI/Georgist policy advocacy. [Source: Readwise, Phil Anderson PDF]
Timeline
- 2024-2026 | Floyd has Phil Anderson’s Citizen’s Dividend book in Readwise [Source: Readwise]
- 1976 | Alaska Permanent Fund established — model real-world implementation [Source: Readwise highlights]