Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Citizen's dividend is a proposed state policy based upon the principle that the natural world is the common property of all persons (see Georgism), these regular payments to a state's citizens are made from revenue raised by leasing or selling natural resources for private use. This concept is similar to basic income, except that the citizen's dividend depends upon the value of natural resources. Alaska currently hosts a Citizen's Dividend [1]. In the year 2003, every Alaska Citizen received a check for $1,107.56. This includes children [1]. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.