[GJM] The Money Question

[marguerite hampton]

Urban wrote in part: 



Face it, we're screwed as long as the corporate bottom 

line is to create the greatest possible return for

shareholders in the shortest possible time. ironically

i think corporations are the answer, but corporations

with an entirely different agenda. But thats a long

harangue for another time. i hope somebody picks up

the thread of not so much focus on what a good system

would look like, but HOW TO GET THERE from HERE

////URBAN



Urban, since the corporations control more money than

any other entity in the world, even god; and also control all 

of the financial systems that administer it,, it appears that 

some very powerful force must come into play in order to 

"upset the apple cart" so to speak.  



It also appears the only force powerful enough is the

double whammy of both economic and ecological collapse,

which will create chaos of a large enough magnitude to 

allow new systems to emerge with the successful one's

being like the "cream on milk" rising to the top. 



So, IMHO, it seems appropriate to focus attention 

toward new system designs, so when the opportunity arises.

we-the-people will be prepared to implement them.   



It also seems appropriate to have a number of proposals in 

the planning stages so that they can be tried on a smaller 

scale, so as to ensure their viability.  



I mean really, would we want to implement a large-scale plan

such as Robert Searle is proposing over on the Global Justice 

list prior to knowing that all the bugs have been worked out?  

What a disaster that could be.  Perhaps trying out different 

systems in aggragated groups of small communities could 

offer a testing ground to detemine what works best in the best

interests of all concerned.   



And, then as I've mentioned previously, what type of energy 

system(s) are in place will play a huge role in how the monetary 

system is structured won't it?  



And, what type of system(s) is implemented will largely 

depend upon at what level of consciousness the majority of the 

population is operating at.  I mean, whether we are still at Stage

2 -- the "me" only stage; or whether we have been able to progress

to Stage 6 - (being in a state of universal consciousness) as a 

society.  Universal consciousness meaning that a large proportion 

of the collective has been able to achieve the state of being of the 

"holographic mind" in which the individual or group mind is receiving 

more sensory input and therefore aware of more information 

upon which to base intelligent decisions.  



Anyway, just some ideas to play around with.