▁und ec ided ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁best ▁to ▁wait ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁war ▁with ▁France ▁before ▁publishing . ▁However , ▁having ▁read ▁a ▁ser mon ▁by ▁Richard ▁Watson , ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁L land aff , ▁which ▁discussed ▁the ▁" W is dom ... ▁of ▁God , ▁in ▁having ▁made ▁both ▁Rich ▁and ▁Po or ," ▁he ▁felt ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁publish ▁under ▁the ▁argument ▁that ▁" rich " ▁and ▁" po or " ▁were ▁arbitrary ▁divisions , ▁not ▁div in ely ▁created ▁ones . ▁ ▁Pro posed ▁system ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁private ▁sale ▁of ▁royal ▁( or ▁common ) ▁lands , ▁Pa ine ▁proposed ▁a ▁detailed ▁plan ▁to ▁tax ▁land ▁own ers ▁once ▁per ▁generation ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁no ▁land . ▁That ▁can ▁be ▁considered ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁idea ▁of ▁citiz en ' s ▁divid end ▁or ▁basic ▁income . ▁The ▁money ▁would ▁be ▁raised ▁by ▁tax ing ▁all ▁direct ▁inherit ances ▁at ▁ 1 0 %, ▁and ▁" ind irect " ▁inherit ances , ▁those ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁close ▁relations , ▁at ▁a ▁somewhat ▁higher ▁rate . ▁He ▁estimated ▁that ▁to ▁raise ▁around ▁£ 5 , 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁year ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁two ▁third s ▁of ▁the ▁fund ▁would ▁be ▁spent ▁on ▁p ension ▁pay ments ▁of ▁£ 1 0 ▁per ▁year ▁to ▁every ▁person ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 0 , ▁which