A weekly series from The Contributist Reader

The Giving America Series

Proposals for a Contributist New Deal. What would it look like to make American society more contributist? Each week, we're publishing one practical policy proposal that would be at home in a sweeping American reform package built around the right to give.

Every proposal comes with an interactive visualization of its funding and impact; read the case, then see it for yourself.

New issue every Thursday·Since July 28, 2026

1% GDP
Invested in America's givers every year — $315B in year one
$2.3T
Flowing to social prosperity programs every year, by year 50
$0
Coming soon
Child care bills for every family, ages 0–5
26M
Coming soon
Uninsured Americans covered — universal healthcare
15M
Coming soon
Students tuition-free at public colleges
20+
More proposals on the docket — explore each one as it publishes

…and pays out $2.3T a year by 2079. See the full picture →

Skeptical? Good — every assumption is yours to change. Stress-test the proposals

The series

One proposal a week

Every proposal is a concrete contributist reform, argued in prose and modeled in graphs.

Latest Proposal Sep 10, 2026

Invite Your Friends to Things

We don’t really know we’re friends until we’re invited. Don’t just blast out bulk invites — ask people to come.

On the docket

We have proposals in development across eight policy areas — as each one publishes, you'll be able to visualize its impact (and cost). Many topics are still looking for a writer — that could be you.

Think something's missing? Write for the series

Business


  • Cap executive pay at 20× the lowest-paid employee | Federal

Education


  • Free community college, with a GAF income-share | Federal
  • Free vocational training through business partnerships | Community
  • Forgive student loans; replace with GAF income-share | Federal
  • A mandatory year of service after high school | Federal

Family


  • Basic income for new parents and caregivers | Federal
  • Free child care from Zero-K through Pre-K | Federal
  • IFS's mega baby bonus | Federal

Health & Welfare


  • Universal healthcare, funded by the GAF | Federal
  • Replace drug patents with a "drug bounty" system | Federal
  • Free education for doctors, with income-share | Federal

Democracy


  • Ranked choice voting & independent districting | State
  • More representatives — and more states | Federal
  • Make voting day a national holiday | Federal
  • Better immigrant processing & paths to citizenship | Federal

Taxation


  • Directed tax spending — "tax vouchers" | Federal
  • Tax report cards | City

Housing & Transportation


  • Path to ownership for renters | Federal
  • Reduce the economic rent charged by landowners | City

Justice


  • Prison reform: education & restorative justice | State
  • A public advocate's office, modeled on New Jersey's | State
  • A funded mediation model for litigation | State

Join the series

Have a proposal? Claim a topic.

We're seeking ideas at any level of development — from a hunch to a fully-modeled plan. Claim a topic above or pitch your own.

  • Articles run 500–3,000 words. Bring a rough draft; we'll edit it to perfection.
  • Publish under your own name or anonymously.