Common Ground-U.S.A. is an organization seeking social justice and economic equity for all.

We believe that:

• All persons should have equal and common rights in the earth and its resources
• Each individual should have an exclusive right to the income from his or her own labor and capital investment.

We assert that these rights can be implemented by:

• Having local and higher governments collect, on behalf of their citizens,

a. the economic rental value of all land in the nation

b. fees for tapping into natural resources
c. charges for government granted franchises and licenses

We contend that:

• This public revenue should be used to pay for:
a. essential government services
b. removing taxes on labor and capital investment
c. preservation of the earth and its natural resources
d. investment for the welfare of posterity
e. a dividend to each citizen

We believe that the public revenue so derived would be more than sufficient to accomplish these ends.