About Us
We are the Oregon and Washington chapter of Common Ground, USA
We promote legislation that democratizes the use of land and natural resources in Oregon and Washington. We want laws that treat land and natural resources as a commonwealth for the productive use of all, rather than merely as a commodity subject to speculation and used as private passive income.
Taxing private use of land and natural resources keeps prices low and stable, broadening ownership and encouraging productivity (i.e. putting land to its “highest and best use”).
Common Ground OR-WA is a chapter of Common Ground USA (commonground-usa.net), a 501(c)4 non-profit organization. Members of Common Ground OR-WA are members of Common Ground, USA who reside in Oregon and Washington. We work on state and local issues. See our Legislative Action page for current activities.
“We promote the taxation of the
private use of natural resources.”
Our Mission
We’re dedicated to the principle that all persons have equal and common rights in the earth and its resources, and each individual has an exclusive right to the income from his or her own labor and capital investment. Therefore, we are committed to reducing and replacing taxes on labor, capital, and wealth, and to using the value of land and other natural resources to pay for essential government services. We believe this to be essential to the attainment of liberty, justice, and economic opportunity for all.