Greetings good citizen, Like most writers, I hate leaving a topic unfinished. Yesterday's topic touched upon how money is mismanaged in our society and didn't even point at the reason why this is the case.
So instead of leaving well enough alone I will do what any kid would do, I'm gonna return to the subject and finish what I started.
Which is another way of saying I'm gonna pick at the scab becaue 'leaving it alone' is how we got here in the first place...
Remember, the topic is money and how it's mismanaged...but in order to understand this we need to shift mental gears and back up to what money really is...a 'legal construct'.
So if money is a 'tool' managed by law, the tool we use to protect society, why is it being, er, 'abused'?
For the exact same reason we have laws that don't protect us, we have the 'wrong people' crafting the law.
(We can leave the 'selective enforcement' part of the puzzle aside because this issue just loops back into the 'wrong people' problem.)
Now let's make the problem even more complex by pointing to the permanent inablitily to solve it under the current system. The people who craft the law are not elected, their paid to do what they do so who do you suppose has control over the 'content' of the law?
STOP...we need to remember money is worthless, an idea...a concept...until you realize that those who control this concept have the power to control YOU! In a world where everything has a price, you must have currency of the realm to operate.
So, we have laws, drafted by the self-interested and passed by people who make decisions in your name without ever consulting you...and if they get it wrong there's nothing you can do about it except not vote for them in the next election (and even that has no 'weight'.)
Which is to point out that even if the people drafting the law knowingly commit treason, they are exempt from being prosecuted for their crime.
This is where honor among thieves comes in and it's about as far as it runs too.
How do we stop 'crooked people' from sticking it to the rest of us?
There is only one way. We need to first 'start over', we have to throw the whole legal system out the window and start again.
Ground zero for our 're-do' is the human anti-exploitation law, which outlaws anyone making their money for anyone else's labor...a practice commonly referred to as 'wage slavery'.
Then we enact another law that prohibits the creation of laws by decree (as so many of them are these days.) In order for a law to become law it must first be put to a vote by all who must live under it, with 2/3rds of the public voting favorably.
And any proposed law must first pass muster with the Anti-exploitation law.
I know what you're thinking but relax good citizen. In the two hundred years our current legislature has been, er, 'meeting', (more like partying at the public's expense) they have only passed a handful of legislation...most of it bad.
So you wouldn't be forced to 'run to the polls' everytime you blinked because there was emergency bikini legislation that required immediate action...
And under our (new) truly 'free press', anybody who pulled a stunt like that would be prosecuted for irresponsible journalism.
So, since we're redrafting all of the laws, another 'new one' would be a law that prohibits the ability to transfer money from one person to another...a law known as the 'your money is for you' law.
On the surface you'd be tempted to say if you're going to go that far, why not just outlaw money altogether?
The reply is you're forgetting why money is useful to the individual. Make everything 'free' and the entire hospitality industry would collapse overnight.
People are opportunists...wave 'free meals and free housekeeping' under their noses and they'll never leave.
Non-transferability would mean society would be 'cashless'...because a majority of crimes are 'cash & carry'. [Crimes of passion or passion's kissin' cousin, 'insanity' are another matter altogether.]
Let's rewind for a sec to the beginning and remind you that ALL Money is FUNNY...(including this scheme) the new rules don't alter the set-up, money is still a 'place holder' that allows you a 'degree of flexibility' when it come to building the kind of life you want to live.
Without this 'tool' we return to the current system of it's not what you know but who...and we can all see how that has worked out.
Despite dancing all over the map, the 'new way' of manageing things isn't complex nor do we need to re-invent the wheel. The problem is we are lead by a bunch of criminals who won't appreciate having their 'punch bowl' taken away from them.
But We the People have been getting the short end of the stick for far too long.
and, once again, this rant is only the tip of the iceberg. Wrap your head around NO TAXES, free education, free healthcare and 100% employment...all with zero crime (although that 'honeymoon' will be brief as the criminal minded will eventually re-group and re-institute their criminal practices...at their extreme peril because you'd no longer be jailed for criminal acivity, you'd be exiled...to a VERY inhospitable place...where your likelihood for survival would be somewhat worse than 'slim to none'.
Quick re-cap, A (long overdue) New Constitution that would protect you from the self-interested and guarantee you (and yours) their 'fair share' as well as 'membership' in a society that would be truly 'inclusive'. [Gonna suck if you hate people...you might want to elect to be exiled but I wouldn't recommend it unless you're the 'rule in hell' type.]
The only way to live under 'the law' is to put in place a mechanism where we vote directly on the law and put a stop to the fallacy of having our laws handed down to us by our self-appointed 'betters'.
They only THINK they are 'smarter than you'. Take a good look at the mess they've made and be confident in your ability to do better.
Once again, this is just the 'tip of the iceberg'. After changing monetary policy here we would have to play the 'join or die' card (war is unnecessary, trade sanctions and civil unrest will work quickly to bring about a unified world government that would adopt this new way of doing things.
The greedy few will flee to the islands they 'own' or the nation states they control and declare war but those 'pockets of resistence' will fall as time moves onward.
How's that for a Future?
You may have to read this several times to comprehend what is being laid out [and again it is only a partial picture] You can't correct three centuries of corruption with the wave of a magic wand but we can't ignore the fact that the old system is about to collapse and our species is in peril of extinction if we 'stay the course', as the Republicans are fond of intoning.
Thanks for letting me inside your head...maybe I should spologize too, I ask much but only for the purest of motives...a better world for us all!
Gegner
[PS, in case you're wondering, I get exactly the same thing you get under this new scheme, a better world for my kids.]
So instead of leaving well enough alone I will do what any kid would do, I'm gonna return to the subject and finish what I started.
Which is another way of saying I'm gonna pick at the scab becaue 'leaving it alone' is how we got here in the first place...
Remember, the topic is money and how it's mismanaged...but in order to understand this we need to shift mental gears and back up to what money really is...a 'legal construct'.
So if money is a 'tool' managed by law, the tool we use to protect society, why is it being, er, 'abused'?
For the exact same reason we have laws that don't protect us, we have the 'wrong people' crafting the law.
(We can leave the 'selective enforcement' part of the puzzle aside because this issue just loops back into the 'wrong people' problem.)
Now let's make the problem even more complex by pointing to the permanent inablitily to solve it under the current system. The people who craft the law are not elected, their paid to do what they do so who do you suppose has control over the 'content' of the law?
STOP...we need to remember money is worthless, an idea...a concept...until you realize that those who control this concept have the power to control YOU! In a world where everything has a price, you must have currency of the realm to operate.
So, we have laws, drafted by the self-interested and passed by people who make decisions in your name without ever consulting you...and if they get it wrong there's nothing you can do about it except not vote for them in the next election (and even that has no 'weight'.)
Which is to point out that even if the people drafting the law knowingly commit treason, they are exempt from being prosecuted for their crime.
This is where honor among thieves comes in and it's about as far as it runs too.
How do we stop 'crooked people' from sticking it to the rest of us?
There is only one way. We need to first 'start over', we have to throw the whole legal system out the window and start again.
Ground zero for our 're-do' is the human anti-exploitation law, which outlaws anyone making their money for anyone else's labor...a practice commonly referred to as 'wage slavery'.
Then we enact another law that prohibits the creation of laws by decree (as so many of them are these days.) In order for a law to become law it must first be put to a vote by all who must live under it, with 2/3rds of the public voting favorably.
And any proposed law must first pass muster with the Anti-exploitation law.
I know what you're thinking but relax good citizen. In the two hundred years our current legislature has been, er, 'meeting', (more like partying at the public's expense) they have only passed a handful of legislation...most of it bad.
So you wouldn't be forced to 'run to the polls' everytime you blinked because there was emergency bikini legislation that required immediate action...
And under our (new) truly 'free press', anybody who pulled a stunt like that would be prosecuted for irresponsible journalism.
So, since we're redrafting all of the laws, another 'new one' would be a law that prohibits the ability to transfer money from one person to another...a law known as the 'your money is for you' law.
On the surface you'd be tempted to say if you're going to go that far, why not just outlaw money altogether?
The reply is you're forgetting why money is useful to the individual. Make everything 'free' and the entire hospitality industry would collapse overnight.
People are opportunists...wave 'free meals and free housekeeping' under their noses and they'll never leave.
Non-transferability would mean society would be 'cashless'...because a majority of crimes are 'cash & carry'. [Crimes of passion or passion's kissin' cousin, 'insanity' are another matter altogether.]
Let's rewind for a sec to the beginning and remind you that ALL Money is FUNNY...(including this scheme) the new rules don't alter the set-up, money is still a 'place holder' that allows you a 'degree of flexibility' when it come to building the kind of life you want to live.
Without this 'tool' we return to the current system of it's not what you know but who...and we can all see how that has worked out.
Despite dancing all over the map, the 'new way' of manageing things isn't complex nor do we need to re-invent the wheel. The problem is we are lead by a bunch of criminals who won't appreciate having their 'punch bowl' taken away from them.
But We the People have been getting the short end of the stick for far too long.
and, once again, this rant is only the tip of the iceberg. Wrap your head around NO TAXES, free education, free healthcare and 100% employment...all with zero crime (although that 'honeymoon' will be brief as the criminal minded will eventually re-group and re-institute their criminal practices...at their extreme peril because you'd no longer be jailed for criminal acivity, you'd be exiled...to a VERY inhospitable place...where your likelihood for survival would be somewhat worse than 'slim to none'.
Quick re-cap, A (long overdue) New Constitution that would protect you from the self-interested and guarantee you (and yours) their 'fair share' as well as 'membership' in a society that would be truly 'inclusive'. [Gonna suck if you hate people...you might want to elect to be exiled but I wouldn't recommend it unless you're the 'rule in hell' type.]
The only way to live under 'the law' is to put in place a mechanism where we vote directly on the law and put a stop to the fallacy of having our laws handed down to us by our self-appointed 'betters'.
They only THINK they are 'smarter than you'. Take a good look at the mess they've made and be confident in your ability to do better.
Once again, this is just the 'tip of the iceberg'. After changing monetary policy here we would have to play the 'join or die' card (war is unnecessary, trade sanctions and civil unrest will work quickly to bring about a unified world government that would adopt this new way of doing things.
The greedy few will flee to the islands they 'own' or the nation states they control and declare war but those 'pockets of resistence' will fall as time moves onward.
How's that for a Future?
You may have to read this several times to comprehend what is being laid out [and again it is only a partial picture] You can't correct three centuries of corruption with the wave of a magic wand but we can't ignore the fact that the old system is about to collapse and our species is in peril of extinction if we 'stay the course', as the Republicans are fond of intoning.
Thanks for letting me inside your head...maybe I should spologize too, I ask much but only for the purest of motives...a better world for us all!
Gegner
[PS, in case you're wondering, I get exactly the same thing you get under this new scheme, a better world for my kids.]
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