> If every US citizen had by birthright, a small parcel of land with no taxes owed, they would always have somewhere to go. And at some point you run out of la

> If every US citizen had by birthright, a small parcel of land with no taxes owed, they would always have somewhere to go. And at some point you run out of land, after which point you'd need to shrink everyone else's parcels to make room for new birthright parcels. Further, not all land is equal; if one parcel has a bunch of features that another lacks, then it stands to reason that unless the former is smaller than the latter, the citizens assigned to either would be on an unequal footing. In short: what you call a "land dividend", once you've addressed the above, is literally Georgism - specifically, LVT plus a citizens' dividend (more modernly known as "UBI"). This results in a self-balancing system for ensuring every American enjoys one's equal share of America's land value. Own more than your fair share? You pay more LVT than you get from UBI. Own less than your fair share? You get more UBI than you pay LVT.