[TARGET] The Problem in One Sentence

Our economy rewards those who accumulate and pollute, instead of those who share and preserve.

[BUILDING] The Solution: 3 Simple Pillars

1) Usage Right

"You have the right to use, not to own for exclusion."

• Today: You can buy 10 apartments, leave them empty, and drive up prices.

• With RCED: You have the right to live in an apartment as long as you use it. If you move out, it becomes available again.

• Result: End of speculation, end of empty housing, end of abusive rents.

2) Usage Fee

"You pay for what you use, not for what you own."

• Today: You pay taxes on your salary (complex, unfair, fraudable).

• With RCED: You pay a small fee when you use electricity, water, transport, or internet.

• Result: No more tax fraud, no more complexity, a transparent economy.

3) Citizen Sovereign Fund

"Productivity gains benefit everyone."

Today: If a robot does your work, your boss keeps all the money.

With RCED: Gains are automatically distributed:

• 45 -> Work time reduction (28.5h/week instead of 40h)

• 35 -> Common investments (schools, hospitals, renewable energies)

• 10 -> Training and reconversion

• 10 -> Ecological transition

Result: Less inequality, more public services, a resilient economy.

[CHART] The Success Metric: Good Life Index (GLI)

We no longer measure GDP (which rewards overproduction), but an index combining:

• Social Foundation: Well-being, equality, free time, covered needs

• Ecological Ceiling: Respect for the 9 planetary boundaries (climate, biodiversity, water, soil, etc.)

• Score: 83.5/100 (today: ~0/100)

Example: A high-growth variant (GDP +385) gets a GLI of 72.2/100 (because it exceeds the ecological ceiling).

RCED penalizes overproduction, not prosperity.

[GOVERNMENT] Governance: Who Decides What?

DSS-PS-EE Model (Subsidiarity Democracy with Separated Powers and Elected Experts):

Golden Rule:

• Experts -> Decide on facts ("How much CO2 do we emit?").

• Citizens -> Decide on values ("Do we want to reduce emissions by 50% or 80%?").

• Any decision violating the 9 planetary boundaries or usage right is null and void.

[LIGHTBULB] The Ultimate Analogy: An Intelligent Co-Living

Imagine a co-living space where:

• Everyone has access to what they need (food, housing, transport).

• Each pays according to what they use (not what they own).

• Tasks are shared equitably (via a common fund).

• Decisions are made together.

• We don't waste resources, or we end up without.

• If someone cheats, we cut off their access.

RCED is this: an intelligent and sustainable co-living, at the scale of a country.