The Common Wealth Blog
Articles on building the commons and sharing the value arising from our natural and co-created wealth.
Pouring more Fuel on the Fire
As Einstein said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” We’ve tried fuel on this fire, how about we try water?
Land Value Tax went mainstream in 2023
This may have been the best year ever for Land Value Tax in Canadian and US mainstream media.
Taxing land can provide $194 billion for Canadians
The possible rent generated from a federal land value tax in Canada is $194 billion, an amount that could eliminate federal personal income taxes for all Canadians.
Taxing land value can lower the cost of living
The number one cost for Canadians is housing. Be it in rental or mortgage payments, the percentage of Canadians’ incomes that are being eaten up by housing costs are ever-increasing…
The Alaska Model: a citizen's income in practice
The idea of a basic income for all citizens is often seen as a utopian dream. But 'the Alaska Dividend' has existed for more than thirty years, and is immensely popular to this day.
Land-Value Taxation – Transition Briefing (Ontario 360)
Rethinking how Ontario cities tax to promote housing affordability and finance public transit.
Petro Canada - Oil Common Wealth Lost
People often look with envy and awe at the accumulated financial resources from natural wealth in places like Norway, Alaska or Gulf oil states. Many public goods are provided to citizens of these nations and jurisdictions, because governments capture the economic rents…
A citizen’s income and wealth fund for the UK: Lessons from Alaska
The idea of a basic income for all citizens is often seen as a utopian dream. But 'the Alaska Dividend' has existed for more than thirty years, and is immensely popular to this day.
Common wealth for the common good.
Common Wealth is a project that promotes policies rooted in the idea that value arising from what nature or society creates, rather than individual effort, should be collected to benefit all citizens directly — through dividends and lower taxes.
Doing so would fix the incentives driving our housing and cost of living crises, while stewarding our resources for the benefit of future generations. The goal of this project is to expand our common wealth in order to create a society where progress benefits everyone.