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2 mei 2010

The System has no Solution by Gabriel Zamora Moreno

The System has no Solution
This quote is from the World Bank website:

“What is poverty?

Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having access to school and not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job, is fear for the future, living one day at a time. Poverty is losing a child to illness brought about by unclean water. Poverty is powerlessness, lack of representation and freedom.

Poverty is a call to action -- for the poor and the wealthy alike -- a call to change the world so that many more may have enough to eat, adequate shelter, access to education and health, protection from violence, and a voice in what happens in their communities.” (World Bank)

To address the problem, the World Bank set out a Poverty Goal, which is the following:

“The poverty goal calls for reducing by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day by 2015. A reduction from 28 percent in 1990 to 12.7 percent in 2015, would reduce the number of extreme poor by 363 million.” (World Bank)

Wait a second?

So what they’re saying is they are going to ‘make sure’ that 363 million more people will be able to ‘live’ on 1 dollar a day, instead of less than 1 dollar a day?

By their own statistics more than 3 billion people (almost half the world population) is currently living on less than 2,5 dollars a day! (Globalissues)

They continue:

“While there has been great progress in reducing poverty, it has been far from even, and the global picture masks large regional differences.

Poverty in East Asia—the world’s poorest region in 1981—has fallen from nearly 80 percent of the population living on less than $1.25 a day in 1981 to 18 percent in 2005 (about 340 million), largely owing to dramatic progress in poverty reduction in China. The goal of halving extreme poverty between 1990 and 2015 has already been achieved in East Asia.

Between 1981 and 2005, the number of people in poverty has fallen by around 600 million in China alone. In the developing world outside China, the poverty rate has fallen from 40 to 29 percent over 1981-2005, although the total number of poor has remained unchanged at around 1.2 billion.

$1.25 a day poverty rate in South Asia has also fallen, from 60 percent to 40 percent over 1981-2005, but this has not been enough to bring down the region’s total number of poor, which stood at about 600 million in 2005.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the $1.25 a day poverty rate has shown no sustained decline over the whole period since 1981, starting and ending at around 50 percent. In absolute terms, the number of poor people has nearly doubled, from 200 million in 1981 to 380 million in 2005. However, there have been signs of recent progress; the poverty rate fell from 58% in 1996 to 50% in 2005.

In middle-income countries, the median poverty line for the developing world—$2 a day in 2005 prices—is more relevant. By this standard, the poverty rate has fallen since 1981 in Latin America and the Middle East & North Africa, but not enough to reduce the total number of poor.

The $2 a day poverty rate has risen in Eastern Europe and Central Asia since 1981, though with signs of progress since the late 1990s.”

It’s obvious the World Bank is unable to solve the problem and is merely playing on numbers to cover things up.

How is one supposed to eat and drink and have shelter and education with 1 or 2 dollars a day?


The Economic System

What if the World Bank, and the economic system it represents were actually part of the problem?

In the current system inequality is in fact a requirement for the system to be able to function. Specifically: poverty, unemployment and starvation are required, because people existing in such conditions are the ones that can be exploited for profit, having no choice but to surrender themselves to the working-conditions set out by the employer. They are unable to make any demands, because if they don’t accept the conditions and do the job, someone else will and they’ll simply be left to starve. Human beings have become irrelevant numbers. When so many people are forced to accept such debased conditions (here are the World Banks 1,25 and 2 dollars a day) – this will put pressure on all the wages of everyone in the world. So the more extreme poverty exists, the more extreme exploitation can be maintained.
The way we’ve organized our world is based on the premise that one must be able to buy one's right to exist, because only through money can one support oneself to live. Parents buy that right for their children - and social welfare is exactly the same principle. What we’re implying through this agreement is that Life is worthless and merely a recourse to be exploited by the system.

Never do we consider that it doesn’t have to be this way and that we have to power to change the system into a world where life is actually valued.

But how?

In this world the issuance of debt-money ensures that inequality is always perpetuated: all money that is placed in circulation is a loan of some kind - this means there is already created interest - as an Added non-existent value to the existing amount of money.

To use a simple example:
If I'm a banker and I give 2 people each 2 dollars as a loan, and i charge each 50% interest - that means that for both to be able to pay off their loan there must be a total amount of at least 6 dollar in circulation. Because each one has to pay me 2+1 dollar. But I put only a total amount of 4 dollars in circulation, as the very loans I made - this means one of both is not going to able to pay off his debt, which will force one of both to steal from the other leading to violence. On a larger scale this results in one group having everything and the other group having NOTHING. This is in a nutshell why in the current money-system there cannot possibly exist basic Equality - you can actually do the math. Yet none of this is being thought to the children in any schools, leading them to believe we have a ‘fair’ system and to grow up blindly accepting the limitations of the system as if it was ordained by God.

There is no denying possible this system has to stop – It was never designed in the consideration of what’s best for the whole, but merely to enslave and exploit people. Because people believe there must be a reason why such atrocities exist in the world. No, there isn’t! There is no purpose to the 20.000 children dying of starvation each day – the only reason why this is happening is because we are CREATING it this way as a direct result of the money system.

We require a new system of money-creation that is beneficial to all - where the value of the money is agreed upon to be 'real one on one value' that cannot be manipulated. We need a totally new money and labor system, where everyone is given an equal chance. That’s basic common sense!

Currently the only answer the system has to the greed and inequality - that is creating an increase in exploitation and abuse - is more greed and inequality, which is expressed through the act of adding more and more debt-money and credit to the pool - without even looking at the structural point of where the inequality originates: in the creation of money itself!

In this an institution like the World bank is merely perpetuating the problem, by administering loans to countries that seek economic assistance – which only causes more poverty, exploitation and starvation. (Globalissues)


The money-system is not sustainable for the World

At the moment in the West the money-system still seems to ‘work’ to some degree. People can still ‘earn money’ and live comfortably. Yet with where the system is currently headed, this will not be able to continue, because through the debt-system all the material wealth is continuously being transferred to the wealthiest minorities, slowly but surely. So the majority of the people in the Western countries, which is the middle class, will see their wealth disappearing into the hands of the richer elites. Some of the middle class ‘climbing up’ to the higher elites, and the rest becoming poor. This will eventually cause the middle classes to disappear in every country – and you’ll have third-world situations everywhere. This can go slowly are at a faster pace, but the outcome is inevitable.

America, which is the spearhead of the financial system, is already starting to head in that direction with mass-increases in unemployment, poverty and even people starving.

Since the 1980’s 3/4th of all industrialized nations have in fact been experiencing a widening gap in incomes between rich and poor. In recent years with the financial crisis this gap is widening even faster. (Globalissues)

Many people are starting to accept the possibility that the system might collapse – but they ‘go along’ in the expectation it won’t probably be in their life-time. Still not realizing that none of it is even necessary.

The end of the system will start to become more visible as time progress and many more attempts will be made to ‘save it’ through government bailouts and other measures. The question that remains is, will we go all the way until it is really too late – or will we use common sense and direct ourselves to come up with an actual solution.

Moreover the system is forcing all of humanity into behaviors of greed and self-interest, as it presents a perception of scarcity and where the system is seen as God as the only viable solution that can never be questioned. Obviously as the system collapses, that will be the end of this religion and people will start to realize there has to be another way.


So what’s the Solution?

The key to the problem is equality. Anything we do has to start there, because without equality we’ll simply create a new cycle of harm and abuse. So how do you practically make sure there is equality? Through guaranteeing there is an equal income for everyone – giving every human being equal access to the resources that are necessary to be able to live a dignified life in the physical world.

As I’ve said the only reason why poverty, starvation, exploitation and slavery exist is because we are tacitly agreeing to it - through agreeing on the money-system. Therefore what must be understood is that we have the power to change this reality.

For a change to take place all that is currently required is that we understand what we are creating through the current system, that we agree that it must stop and we agree that a new money and labor system is required. If there are enough that agree on this, than political action becomes possible and we can get real practical.

The Equal Money system that is currently being designed is to show that it is possible to create a new system that breaks with the old, where practical implementation in space and time is taken into consideration and where the goal is to take the shortest route to a situation that is best for all.

So, check out the research that is being done.

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Gabriel Zamora Moreno
http://shaveyourheadforequalrights.blogspot.com/2010/05/system-has-no-solution.html

8 april 2010

How companies would function- written by Esteni de Wet

How companies would function
Companies and ‘Money-circulation’:
Looking at the world we see that there is starvation, war, greed, pollution, survival of the fittest, etc. Our current monetary system has the side effects of what we have mentioned above and as such the current system that we have employed as a way of living is unacceptable. We all know that we need a change, but where to start?

We had a look at some basic principles of having a place to stay, having food to eat, ones basic needs for living in this reality without fear of where ones next meal will come from, without fearing for ones life. And thus we looked at placing this under the banner: An Equality System.
The Equality System ensures that all beings have food as well as shelter within this world, thus their basic needs are fulfilled.

A secondary point arised through questions asked regarding those whom whish to have more than just their basic needs fulfilled. And hence we looked at placing this under the banner: A Entertainment System. The Entertainment System will run in conjunction with Our Equality System, where an individual can obtain more than just their basic needs as their individualised desires and expressions.

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Companies & Money Circulation
When referring to companies – At the forefront of everyone’s mind is that – It belongs to someone. – Hence the company and it’s resources is owned by someone. This form of capitalism stems to greed, power and corruption. No matter how one would want to justify owning companies – Our current Capitalistic Society has proven to us what Capitalisms’ side effects are within this world. Thus when the side effects, consequences and outflows of a society shows such fast defects in the system – it is common sense that it is time for change.

Links to Side Effect
Links to Fears related to not having a Capitalistic Society.


We are looking at a new system that runs congruent with two tiers. As with any system one requires a method of transferring value and hence a currency will be required for this transference.
The first tier is an Equality System that ensures that every single being has a roof over their head and food on their table. The Equality System has a currency called: Equalities – The Symbol: Є

The second tier of this new system we call an ‘Entertainment System’ that enables those that want to have more than just their basic needs fulfilled to have more. The Entertainment System has a currency called: Labours – The Symbol: ℓ

As part of this document I will investigate and lay out how Companies will function within the Entertainment System of the Economy.

1. All Companies are owned by ‘the people’ of the State
The first thing that any one with money and or a business will say in this case is: “Who the hell will take responsibility” The fear here exist that there will be no order and no-one to make decisions based on what is best for the company. What should be remembered is that the only reason no one takes responsibility is because ‘the boss’ usually does and he/she does not like it when the employees make decisions on their behalf.

Why should all companies belong to ‘the people’?
As long as companies are in the hands of individuals – Greed will exists – Power will exist. This combination only suits those who have the companies and thus create envy in those who do not have the companies. It thus creates a rat race of the next individuals who want to have what they see others have. The consequences and outflows of such behaviour results in doing whatever is necessary to gain what the individuals believe that they should have. The actions taken by the individuals or companies becomes harmful to the environments resources as well as creating cut throat economies which inevitably harms another’s business and well being. It is Common Sense that as long as companies belong to individuals where the individual stands a chance to gain wealth and power the system will create a volatile environment such as the one that we are facing right now.
Placing ownership of companies back in the hands of ‘the people’ creates an environment where a company will only produce that which the people require to function effectively within the world. Our current system creates false needs through the emotional training and spreading of memes that creates wants, needs and desires that are based in the greed and desperation of companies to survive and or create fat cats with an unending appetite for greed and power.

2. How are people employed
In our current system our children are schooled methodically and are thus prepared to enter into our societies with certain skills. I found my base programming (schooling) to be effective for entering societies work force. However the specific subjects that I was taught was ineffectual for use after school. Hence one would say that I did not have enough effective useful training at school to utilise when entering society. For the sake of this document on ‘Companies in the new System’ we will presume that students have been effectively trained – Please refer to ‘Education in the new system’ for this part.

Currently within the work force between employees one will find a level of competition as well as a level of rivalry. Our emotional responses towards one another is based on power and the competition to have dominance. This is an exact duplication of the system that we have in place at the current moment. Power and dominance through ownership. It is thus common sense to see that removing ‘ownership’ will alleviate this social pressure and thus also change the dynamics within the social structure of employees within a company.

Employees are employed either because they have the skill that is required for the job or because they can obtain the skills that is required for the job. In our current system people go (search for a job) where they believe that they can earn the most amount of money and security. (Our System of Greed and Fear) It creates a society that is cut throat and one fears when we will be the next victim whose throat will be cut.
In the new system one will participate within the ‘Entertainment System’ through what one finds that one is effective in doing or developing skills that one sees that one can improve on. The children of this society will not know greed in the form of ownership and harm in name of companies.

How will this ‘work force’ be motivated.
Initially the older generation that remembers the Capitalistic System requires motivation because all that they know is – I must work to get what I want. And this is exactly the reward system that is in place. Work, and one obtains Labours - ℓ - with which to purchase ones desired goods. As the generations start to forget about the Capitalistic System that was in place the newer generations will emerge with a different motivation. A motivation of getting involved in companies where their skills are fine tuned and when I say skills I am referring to something that the individual has found to enjoy about themselves in expression. ‘Work’ in the new society is thus not based in fear of survival, but in the development of personal skills with rewards associated with it.

So the individuals who are employed, are employed into positions into companies where their skills are most effectively developed or will be developed. Thus positions in companies are no longer based on who gets paid the most because this does not exist. Each individual is paid Labours - ℓ according to the amount of hours that they work at the company – See below “How employees are paid. Thus each individual becomes personally responsible for their work ethics and the social dynamic of one person being more than another does not exist, as there is no – one more powerful (have more money / gets paid more money) than another. There is only Common Sense in what’s best for all. Obviously there is not always agreement between people on this point thus there will be a system in place within a company where the final decisions on discrepancies will be dealt with within a board room.

3. How is manufacturing of products managed including quality and resources
Each individual who has been assigned a post will have in effect a minimal quality and quantity as a reference to their post. Not adhering to these quality and or quantity principles will deem one as ineffectual for that post and hence one should be placed in a better suited work description for ones skills.

As manufacturing of products are directly related to what is in actual fact required by the people of the earth and not based in greed, dominance and power. The production of trivial goods will cease as the marketing of these products are not driven by money but by the well being of all beings on this planet.

Thus it is the people who decide what companies remain and which were just there in the beginning for profit. Because through the participation of the people and the direction that the people take as a global society will determine whether companies remain or not. A company is also only in place because ‘the people’ are utilising the resources / production of the companies goods.

Thus in essense the companies of the future society will become the training grounds of the individuals skills as an expression of the individuals. As the skills that are developed within the training ground of a company is the expression of the individuals, as well as the individuals or companies that purchase the goods produced by the company is the individualised expression of the individuals that purchase these goods.

The resources of the planet
Looking at our current structure of how companies operate:
Within our current system a company will make decisions based on what is best for the company. And obviously through our current system what is best for any company is profit. Thus a company will make decisions based on profit / money. This has inevitably lead to a global society where our environment is raped and abused in the name of money.

It is CommonSense that when money is taken out of the equation and ‘the people’ are the deciding factor as to which direction a company should go that in a system of Equality one would realise that when a company makes a decision that effects the environment and it is ‘the people’ that live in that environment that ‘the people’ as the company would consider all facets – in what is best for all before making decisions that would affect the environment.

Our current system of ownership places the individuals whose livelihoods are connected to the company to go into fear of survival and through this fear they will do all in their power to ensure the survival of their company. This obviously is not what is best for all this situation – It is only what is ‘best’ for the individuals whose livelihoods are connected to this company. Even this ‘best’ is not a true reflection of what is best for the individuals as it is only what is best for them in the form of financial security. Once this deception of ownership of companies are removed and the vile stink of power and greed is removed ‘the people’ will come to realise that the direct or indirect participation in all what one does affects all on this planet and thus also affects self.

Thus when ‘the people’ have realised that their actions within a specific company is harmful to the planet and or ‘the people’. ‘The People’ have the power to change the direction of the company or close the company without fearing for their survival as their basic needs are already taken care of within the Equality System’ The individual employees will have no need to protect the company that has a destructive nature either on the planet or the people and thus ‘the people’ will have freedom from fear of survival to make decisions on what is best for all.


4. Cost of Sales
Cost of Sales – COS within the new society is the price that Goods will be sold at. There is no profit required for a company as a company produces the equivalent of goods that is sold. Lets have a closer look at this equation.

COS – is determined by how many Labour Hours Ћ is utilised to create such a product.
When there is machinery involved in the production of the product the equation will include the amount of labour hours Ћ divided by the amount of units that that machinery is estimated to be able to produce.
When there is raw materials involved in the production of this product the equation will include the amount of Labour Hours Ћ that it took to extract those raw materials.

This is the basic foundation of how such a system will operate – Here is an example:
Lets use the example of a Doors and Frames Company that produces various products but for this example we will utilise 1 specific product – A Wooden Door with the engraving of a Eagle on it.

For the sake of this illustration the amount of Labour Hours Ћ should not be taken literally – Instead it is the principle of the equation that should be looked at.

The raw material:
Wood that is required for the production of 1000 Eagle Wooden Doors has a total value of Ћ1000. Which is purchased by the company as an expense.
Thus per unit = Ћ1000 / 1000 units of wood = Ћ1 per product unit

The machinery involved:
There are two Machines that is utilised for the production of these doors.
Machine 1 has a value of Ћ30000 and has a life span of 100 000 units
Machine 2 has a value of Ћ40000 and has a life span of 500 000 units

Working out what Ћ costs are involved per unit of production
Machine 1 = Ћ30000 / 100 000 units = Ћ 0.3
Machine 2 = Ћ40000 / 500 000 units = Ћ 0.08

The actual Companies direct staff involvement
Let’s say from start to finish the Hours that individual employees worked with or on one door is calculated to be Ћ5

The COS of such a door will be:
Raw Material + Machine1 Costs + Machine 2 Costs + Staff Labour Hours
= Ћ1 + Ћ 0.3 + Ћ 0.08 + Ћ5
= Ћ6.38

Obviously this is a kinder garden equation utilised merely for the benefit of an illustration.
There are other factors that will have to be taken into account such as wear and tear, production loss, employee availability, etc. I will leave these equations to the mathematicians and analyst who are directly involved in the companies of the future.

But for the purpose of this exercise we have a product that costs Ћ6.38 and as such will be sold to the individual at Ћ6.38.


5. Advertising
The advertisement of a companies products will be directly related to the requirements of the individuals. Thus a centralised computer system records all products that are available and the individual is able to browse this system whereby they can search for the relevant product that they require.
Thus advertising based on the current system of creating a need through flooding the market with memes and then creating a product that fulfils this need will become extinct.
Thus companies will be directed by ‘the people’ and not the other way around.

6. How is staff paid & the system
The value of the company becomes directly related to the sum total amount of Labour Hours Ћ that is placed into it. Each employee is paid equally in relation to the amount of Labour Hours Ћ that they expend into the company.

How will this system Work from the individuals perspective
A centralised computer system will log the amount of Labour Hours Ћ that the individual has expended to the company and will log the Labour Hours Ћ as Labours ℓ to the individuals bank account. The individual then has the freedom to spend these Labours ℓ on the products of their individualised choice.

How will this system Work from the Companies perspective
The company’s liquidity is all determined by the Labour Hours Ћ. Hence each company will have it’s determined equations per product and availability that will determine how COS is equated that will keep the companies Labour Hours Ћ liquid. Above is given a basic example of such an equation is determined.
There is no profit required for the individual company as there are no expenses that will not be directly related to production of product or future product that will be equated into the COS of the products created.
The simplicity’s of –
• There is no rent to be paid as the company is in existence because it is required by the people to be there, and all property belongs to ‘the people’
• All running expenses is equated into the equation of COS
• All future products research and development is also equated into the equation of COS.

This has been the first draft of an Equal Money System and How Companies will fit into the creation of such a system.

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