The original question wasn't about the realism of the social
system, it was about organizations for that society. Much of
this depends on the other background, but it might help:
* The "Expat Association" of Junction citizens who use their
dividends to live very well in less affluent states, where
the prices for housing, food, etc. are lower.
The Association would provide general advice how to handle
this, specific help for dues-paying members (e.g. dealing
with the dividend office), and lobby work to make this
lifestyle easier, like relaxing the requirements for
proof-of-life.
* "Shareholder Investigators", either freelance or part of a
company, who will try to identify or find the owners or
heirs shares faster than the official dividend office,
e.g. before major votes or before somebody is declared
dead, or to find a missing heir. They might work for a
percentage of the find ("You are a heir of six shares.
I'll tell you the specifics for 10%.") or other
interested parties ("Uncle Joe said he had a son in
Alpha Crucis.") who front the money for their reasons.
* Various "Minor Shareholders' Unions", working much like
political parties (perhaps even at cross purposes), to
protect the interests of single-share-citizens. Can
citizens give a proxy for their vote to somebody?
* Schemes where would-be immigrants pool their resources to
buy shares. The idea is that ten guys get together and
buy a share for one of them, the dividend and saved life
support fees for one of them are used to buy a second
share some time later, then two dividends are saved and
it snowballs until the "Immigration Savings Plan" ends
with everyone a resident.
That would be a real long-term effort, and depending on
the legal structure it would be a real mess if the plan
broke down partway. (Ten guys agreed to buy ten shares
and to divide them equally, but a few decades later
there are only three shares for the eight surviving
members, one of whom is late with the annual payment,
and there are six heirs of the two dead members ...)
Ethnic organized crime could raise an ugly head here.
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