The Countryside Living Allowance

What if a simple policy could :

• raise wages,
• make housing affordable,
• eliminate homelessness
• create satisfying jobs
• boost overall wealth
• promote environmentally sustainable farming practices

and improve food quality, health and well-being?

The Countryside Living Allowance explains how rural inhabitants can greatly amplify the benefit of even a modest payment, by applying their labour to this seed income. Henry George’s “Law of Wages” then shows how this amplified benefit can raise wages in both the town and the countryside on a realistic budget and can even be used to phase in and fund a more general basic income. This small booklet is a source of hope and optimism, for all those concerned about the way things are heading, and is a simple path of action to a brighter future for all humanity.