- Jacque Fresco's idea of a resource-based economy proposes that all goods and services are available without money, credits, barter or debt. This shifts society's focus from a monetary system to meeting people's needs and maximizing benefit.
- A resource-based economy could eliminate corruption, dishonesty and abuse that are inherent in the profit-driven economic model. By focusing on efficiency and sustainability rather than profit, it aims to establish an ideal, humane social system.
- Implementing a new socio-economic system would take time to propagate through society, but aspects of resource-based thinking can help address current problems by viewing them from a reality-based perspective focused on practical solutions.
- Jacque Fresco's idea of a resource-based economy proposes that all goods and services are available without money, credits, barter or debt. This shifts society's focus from a monetary system to meeting people's needs and maximizing benefit.
- A resource-based economy could eliminate corruption, dishonesty and abuse that are inherent in the profit-driven economic model. By focusing on efficiency and sustainability rather than profit, it aims to establish an ideal, humane social system.
- Implementing a new socio-economic system would take time to propagate through society, but aspects of resource-based thinking can help address current problems by viewing them from a reality-based perspective focused on practical solutions.
- Jacque Fresco's idea of a resource-based economy proposes that all goods and services are available without money, credits, barter or debt. This shifts society's focus from a monetary system to meeting people's needs and maximizing benefit.
- A resource-based economy could eliminate corruption, dishonesty and abuse that are inherent in the profit-driven economic model. By focusing on efficiency and sustainability rather than profit, it aims to establish an ideal, humane social system.
- Implementing a new socio-economic system would take time to propagate through society, but aspects of resource-based thinking can help address current problems by viewing them from a reality-based perspective focused on practical solutions.
Now, historically, the public assumes that certain actions are “moral” and others are All we need to do is become our own prolifera not. Lying, for example, is considered A Resource Based Economy &/!"$!%$),&/!",-/&2$`$:),%&/"0$*/9.-/:/&2+$#%(:/#":2+$ “amoral” both by common religious and by Stuart Dobson and kindness. ! legal codes...but what exactly are they G$ V#*!4):#AJ,*#1$ H:!"!92$ A$ ],:^4#$ referring to? What level of lying is “real”? Fresco’s idea of a system where all goods The fact is, every single act of monetary and services are available without money, gain is based on a form of dishonesty... credits, barter or any other form of debt or only this dishonestly is simply retermed servitude is a paradigm shattering concept. as “competitive”. In the marketing world The idea changes the focus of how society everything is driven by “advantage”. The works on a fundamental level, causing a “competitive edge” is nothing more than ripple of profound implications to perme a passive corruption where competing ate all of society. For many, removing the companies seek to “out do” each other corruption of the monetary system is a logi in whatever way they can for the sake of cal step, which will manifest our innermost market share. The very act of seeking hopes and dreams, revealing a beautiful differential advantage is to be engaged ideal world. Yet, much of the vision of a in the abuse of another person or group. V#*!4):#AJ,*#1$ H:!"!92$ /*$ /"$ &'#$ %4&4)#7$ Regardless, our social system at large Obviously, the implications of adopting a new society mechanism will take some THE PROFIT PROBLEM by Peter Joseph chooses to collar this understanding and instead imposes punitive reactions to what &/9#$&!$.)!.,0,$3!B#8#)+$&'#$4"1#)-2/"0$ &'#$ *2*	$ 1#("#*$ ,*$ F*!:/,--2$ !%%#"*/8#$ aspects of these thought processes are very behavior” (or crime) while, in fact, ignoring In the modern day, there is a great deal of public much relevant to the present. The idea of a the root causes of most of these socalled :)/&/:/*9$/"$)#0,)1$&!$F,64*#>$B/&'/"$&'#$(",":/,-$ V#*!4):#AJ,*#1$H:!"!92$/*$6,*#1$!"$-!0/:$ “criminal” actions along with overlooking *2*a$ ?!L/:$ 1#)/8,&/8#*+$ CHP$ J!"4*#*+$ and grounds itself in reality. Looking to the the other “accepted” forms of dishonesty Madoff pyramid schemes, Goldman Sachs essence of a problem, the simplest and most present. fraud, etc... These near constant occurrences effective solution is arrived at. This is not are traditionally considered “anomalies” within As an aside, the resolution of “offensive” some futuristic goal. It is simply a way of the current order, tossed on to the front pages of human behavior can only come from an looking at problems from a realitybased our papers as though we should be surprised by adjustment of the social system. There is .#)*.#:&/8#7$G$V#*!4):#AJ,*#1$H:!"!92$/*$ these realities. What you don’t see on the cover no such thing as a “criminal” as we are simply an extrapolation of solutions arrived of newspapers in regard to such “corruption” all products and hence the victims of the at by thinking in this way. We can all do this are those actions which are, in principle, equally culture which we are born into. "!B+$&!1,27$Q*/"0$&'#$*:/#"&/(:$9#&'!1$,"1$ as corruptbut have been accepted as “normal” Now, before we begin, there is one more in accordance with nature, we can develop under the guises of “marketing strategy” and the thing I would like to hesitantly point solutions to our problems that will exhibit “competitive nature” of the marketplace. These !4&$ A$ :)/&/:/*9$ !%$ &'#$ :4))#"&$ (",":/,-$ #%(:/#":2$ ,"1$ &'!40'&%4-"#**7$ _!);/"0$ with reality is a lot simpler and more effec include various forms of dishonestly, such as the !)1#)$ ,"1$ '#":#$ &'#$ .)!(&$ .)!6-#9$ tive than working within the constraints of 1#-/6#),&#$ B/&''!-1/"0$ !%$ #%(:/#":2$ !%$ ,$ 0/8#"$ does not automatically mean the person an illusion such as symbolic resources or good for the sake of reducing it’s “cost basis”, presenting such a challenge is a “Marxist” falsely perpetuated scarcity. In doing so, we to the protectionist tendency of any company to !)$ ,$ FC!994"/*&>7$ I#*+$ &'#$ .)#:#1/"0$ reach many incredible conclusions. preserve itself, regardless of social function or statement is likely comical to those who the advent of innovations which might inhibit a are accustomed to thinking critically...but ],:^4#$ Z)#*:!@*$ 1#*/0"*$ ,)#$ &'#$ )#*4-&$ !%$ :4))#"&-2$.)!(&,6-#$.),:&/:#7 looking at a problem from outside the ef sadly I need to point this out, for we can (:/#":2A:)/..-/"0+$ .)!(&A!6*#**#1+$ .#!.-#A It is important to point out that the motivations rest assured that a great number of people manipulating, environmentdisregarding and hence actions of any human being within )#,1/"0$ &'/*$ ,)&/:-#$ B/--$ */9.-2$ &)2$ &!$ ("1$ :!))4.&/!"$ !%$ &'#$ 9!"#&,)2$ *2*a$ H%( a society can only be a consequence of that a way to reduce it to “Marxist Nonsense” :/#":2+$ */9.-/(:,&/!"+$ ,"1$ &'!40'&%4-"#**$ *!:/#&2@*$/"54#":#7$E&#,-/"0+$%!)$#L,9.-#+$/*$"!&$ a thoughtless, capitalist catchphrase I are natural byproducts of this way of think a “genetic” trait. It is the product of a culture. have grown quite bored with. One of the /"0+$B'/:'$)#*4-&$/"$%4)&'#)$6#"#(&*$*4:'$,*$ 349,"$ 9!&/8,&/!"$ /*$ :!9.-#L$ ,"1$ &'#$ *&412$ !%$ greatest forms of imposed inhibition comes innovation, kindness, and peace. human behavior should be at the forefront of from creating associations that have been criminology, with all relevant attributes of the &),1/&/!",--2$ 1#("#1$ ,*$ F1/*A.)!8#">+$ E!$ 2!4$ *##+$ ,$ V#*!4):#AJ,*#1$ H:!"!92$ social system considered as a possible cause. It “discredited” or the like. This is an ageold is not some far off, futuristic notion. It is a is no revelation of human psychology and hence propaganda tactic to create uncomfortable, fundamental shift of our focus that results sociology that if a certain to act does not offer a inconvenient and controversial associations /"$ .)!%!4"1$ 6#"#(&*7$ ?'#$ ,9,M/"0$ 8/*4,-*$ proper reward, then naturally there will be little in order to derail critical thought about of the technological wonders of the Venus motivation to carry out such an action. Likewise, *.#:/(:$ F&,6!!>$ /**4#*7$ [/;#$ ,$ )#-/0/!"+$ Project, and the dream of a world without if personal gain/reward can be attained through the monetary system and the “theology” corruption and pain, are what the Venus what society even condemns as an “unlawful of the “free market”, is no exception. Project can be. The high priests of our current economic action”, that distinction truly changes nothing 3!B#8#)+$ B#$ :,"$ /"1/8/14,--2$ ,:'/#8#$ &'#$ if there is a level of desperation within a given model naturally come in the form of /1#,-*$!%$,$V#*!4):#AJ,*#1$H:!"!92$&!1,2+$ person to require whatever that action may be. cont. on pg. 6 THE PROFIT PROBLEM population directly. Yes, this is that dangerous In a sustainable society, the focus would cont from pg 4 phenomenon we hear so much about, with the 6#$ 9,L/949$ #%(:/#":27$ ?'#$ .)!14:&/!"$ /9,0#$ !%$ 6-!!1$ #"04-("0$ &'#$ .-,"#&$ H,)&'+$process is not dispersed, but made as denoted as “socialistic”. God forbid society might :#"&),-/M#1$ ,"1$ 54/1$ ,*$ .!**/6-#+$ B/&'$ ,:&4,--2$6#$e1#*/0"#1@$&!$6#"#(&$&'#$.#!.-#$B'/:'$ elements moving the very least amount, -/8#$/"*/1#$!%$/&7$?'#$%,:&$!%$&'#$9,&&#)$/*+$&'#$.)!(&$ saving what would be tremendous amounts motive incentive and hence our competition of energy and labor, as compared to methods oriented system is entirely “antisociety”. It is today. Food is grown locally whenever a pure corruption. The entire point of a social possible (which is most of the time given the organization is to facilitate and perpetuate the 5#L/6/-/&2$!%$/"1!!)$,0)/:4-&4)#$&#:'"!-!02$ wellbeing of its citizenry. In society today, the today) while all extraction, production and exact opposite is true. People are told they must distribution is logically organized to use “earn a living” which perpetuates a form of as little labor/transport/space as possible, superstition that only certain people deserve the while producing the *best possible goods. “right of life” and others do not. (*see more below) In other words, the XO$?'#$"##1$%!)$/"("/&#$0)!B&'7$="("/&#$#:!"!9/:$ *2*	$/*$.-,""#1+$&!$9,L/9/M#$#%(:/#"&-2$ “monetary economists” which work in a growth is not only mathematically unsustainable, and minimize waste. (#-1$ &',&$ /*$ .)!8,6-2$ 1#:!4.-#1$ %)!9$ ,"2$ but it is ecologically detrimental. While people 4) A propensity for “Establishments”. Very &2.#$ !%$ ",&4),-$ *:/#"&/(:$ !)1#)$ /"$ )#0,)1$ can debate the theoretical nature of “capitalism” */9.-2+$ #*&,6-/*'#1$ :!).!),&#g(",":/,-$ to what actually sustains human life on and how it is “supposed” to function, one thing orders have a built in tendency to stop new, this planet which are natural resources is clear historically– it perpetuates/requires socially positive advents from coming to ,"1$&'#$*:/#"&/(:$9#&'!17$?'#$!"-2$8/,6-#$ constant growth and consumption. The entire fruition, if there is a foreshadowed loss of economic model that can possibly exist in basis of the Market System is not the intelligent 9,);#&$ *',)#+$ .)!(&$ ,"1$ '#":#$ .!B#)7$ =&$ any civilization must be explicitly based 9,",0#9#"&$ !%$ !4)$ 9!*&-2$ ("/&#$ )#*!4):#*$ !"$ is important to consider the basic nature on resource management and preservation. this planet, but rather the perpetual extraction of a corporation and its inherent need The market system that currently exists ,"1$ :!"*49.&/!"$ !%$ &'#9$ %!)$ &'#$ *,;#$ !%$ .)!(&$ for self perpetuation. If a person starts in the world today is an utter failure in and “economic growth”. In order to keep people a company, hires employees, creates a this regard and in fact works in a reverse employed, people must constantly buy and 9,);#&$ ,"1$ 6#:!9#*$ .)!(&,6-#+$ B',&$ ',*$ capacity perpetuating exploitation, consume, regardless of the state of affairs within thus been created, in part, is the means for pollution, and psychological neuroses. the environment and often regardless of product survival for a group of people. Since each 3#)#$ ,)#$ */L$ .)!6-#9,&/:$ ,&&)/64&#*$ !%$ &'#$ utility and basic necessity. This is the absolute person in that group typically becomes market system: reverse of what a sustainable practice would dependent on their organization for bO$ G$ FC!))4.&/!"$ \#"#),&/"0>$ =":#"&/8#$ require, which is the strategic preservation and income, a natural, protectionist propensity System. It is often said that the competitive #%(:/#"&$4*#$!%$)#*!4):#*7 is created whereas anything that threatens marketplace creates the incentive to act for In a sustainable society, a “steadystate” economy the institution thus threatens the well the sake of social progress. While this is would be in order. This would mean that there being of the group/individual. This is the partially true, it also generates an equal if is no pressure to consume, as labor is not linked fabric of a “competition” mindset. While not more pronounced amount of corruption /"&!$&'#$%##16,:;$-!!.7$_'/-#$/&$/*$8#)2$1/%(:4-&$ people think of free market competition as in the form of planned obsolescence, for most people today to imagine a world which a battle between two or more companies :!99!"$:)/9#+$B,)*+$-,)0#$*:,-#$(",":/,-$ does not impose the need for “labor for income”, in a given industry, they often miss the fraud, slave labor and many other issues. it needs to be pointed out that the constant other level which is the competition Well over 90% of the people in prisons requirement for labor is nothing but detrimental against new advents which would make are there because of monetary related in the modern day, especially in light of the them obsolete, outright. The best way to crime or nonviolent drug offenses. The 0)!B/"0$ #%(:/#":2$ !%$ 9#:',"/M,&/!"$ !%$ -,6!)$ expand on this point is to simply give an majority of legislation exists in the context across developed nations. example, such as the US Government and of monetary based crimes. Also, if one is eJ/0$ P/-@$ :!--4*/!"$ &!$ -/9/&$ &'#$ #L.,"*/!"$ fO$ G$ 1/*U4":&+$ /"#%(:/#"&$ /"14*&)/,-$ :!9.-#L$ !%$ &'#$ %4--2$ H-#:&)/:$ C,)$ NHTO$ /"$ &'#$ QE7$ to critically examine history and peer into which wastes tremendous amount of resources the documented biographies/mentalities This issue was well presented and sourced and energy. In the world today, with the advent in the documentary called “Who Killed the of the greatest scientists and inventors of !%$ \-!6,-/M,&/!"+$ /&$ ',*$ 6#:!9#$ 9!)#$ .)!(&,6-#$ our time, such a N. Tesla, A. Einstein, A. H-#:&)/:$C,)a>7$?'#$6!&&!9$-/"#$'#)#$/*$&',&$ to import and export both labor and goods across the need to preserve an established order J#--+$&'#$_)/0'&$J)!&'#)*+$,"1$9,"2$!&'#)*$ the globe, than to produce locally. We import A$ /&$ /*$ %!4"1$ &',&$ &'#2$ 1/1$ "!&$ ("1$ &'#/)$ for the sake of the well being of those on bananas from Ecuador to the US, bottled water the pay role, leads to an inherent tendency motivation in the prospect of monetary %)!9$ Z4U/$ ],.,"+$ B'/-#$ B#*&#)"$ :!9.,"/#*$ B/--$ gain. The interest to make money must &!$*&/5#$.)!0)#**7$G$"#B$&#:'"!-!02$B'/:'$ go to the 3rd world to exploit cheap labor, etc. can make a prior technology obsolete will not be confused with the interest to create Likewise, the process of extraction, to component *!:/,--2$6#"#(:/,-$.)!14:&*7 be met with resistance unless there is a generation, to assembly, to distribution of a given way for the market system to adsorb it in In a sustainable society, human motivation good might cross through multiple countries for a slow fashion, allowing for a transition for would be driven by contributions to society ,$ */"0-#$ (",-$ .)!14:&+$ */9.-2$ 14#$ &!$ -,6!)$ ,"1$ the corporations (IE the perpetuation of and hence themselves – not abstractly production costs / property costs. This is extreme F326)/1>$:,)*$/"$&'#$QE+$,*$!..!*#1$&!$&'#$ “making money”. The system would be /"#%(:/#":2$,"1$!"-2$U4*&/(,6-#$B/&'/"$&'#$9,);#&$ fully electric ones which could exist now, in designed to best facilitate the needs of the system for the sake of “saving money”. cont on pg. 7 THE PROFIT PROBLEM 6) The market system is driven, in part, by cont from pg 6 scarcity. The less there is of something, the more money that can be generated in the abundance.) There are also large amounts short term. This sets up a propensity for of evidence that the FDA has engaged in corporations to limit availability and hence favoritism/collusion with pharmaceutical deny production abundance. It is simply companies, to limit/stop the availability of against the very nature of what drives advanced drugs which would void existing/ demand to create abundance. The Kimberly .)!(&,6-#$!"#*7 Diamond Mines in Africa have been documented in the past to burn diamonds In a sustainable society, there is nothing to in order to keep prices high. Diamonds hold back developmental/implementation are rare resources which take billions of of anything, once it has been tested make the “strategically best” physically it is years to be created. This is nothing but thoroughly. There could be no “Established mathematically impossible. If they did, no one problematic. The world we live in should Institutions”. New methods would would buy it for it would be unaffordable due the be based on the interest to generate an immediately be implemented into society, values inherent in the higher quality materials and abundance for the world’s people, along with no monetary institution to thwart the methods. Remember people buy what they can with strategic preservation and streamlined change due to their selfpreserving nature. afford to. Every person on this planet has a built methods to enable that abundance. This 5) An inherent obsolescence which creates in limit of affordability in the monetary system, is a central reason why, as of 2010, there inferior products immediately due to the so it generates a feedback loop of constant waste are over a billion people starving on the need to stay “competitive” This little via inferior production, to meet inferior demand. planet. It has nothing to do with an inability recognized attribute of production is another In a sustainable society, goods are created to last, to produce food, and everything having to example of the waste which is created in with the expansion and updating of certain goods do with an inherent need to create/preserve *:,):/&2$ %!)$ &'#$ *,;#$ !%$ *'!)&$ &#)9$ .)!(&*7$ the market system. It is bad enough that built directly into the design, with recycling G64"1,":#+$ H%(:/#":2$ ,"1$ E4*&,/",6/-/&2$ multiple companies constantly duplicate strategically accessed as well, limiting waste. You ,)#+$8#)2$*/9.-2+$&'#$#"#9/#*$!%$.)!(&7$?'/*$ each others items in an attempt to make will notice the term “strategic best” was used in also applies to the quality of goods. The idea their variations more interesting for the sake ,$*&,	#"&$,6!8#7$?'/*$^4,-/(:,&/!"$9#,"*$&',&$ of creating something that could last, say, a of public consumption, but a more wasteful goods are created with respect to state of affairs lifetime with little repair, is anathema to the reality is that due to the competitive basis of the planetary resources, with the quality of market system, for it reduces consumption of the system, it is a mathematical certainty materials used based on an equation taking into rates, which slows growth and creates that every good produced is immediately acct all relevant attributes, rates of depletion, systemic repercussions (like a loss of jobs, inferior the moment it is created, due negative retroactions and the like. In other etc.). The scarcity attribute of the market the need to cut the initial cost basis of words, we would not use TITANIUM for every system is nothing but detrimental for these production and hence stay “competitive” single computer enclosure made, just because it reasons, not to mention that it doesn’t against another company...which is doing might be the empirically “strongest” materials #8#"$ *#)8#$ &'#$ )!-#$ !%$ #%(:/#"&$ )#*!4):#$ the same thing for the same reason. The for the job. That practice could lead to depletion. preservation, which is often claimed. While old free market adage where producers “ Rather, there would be a gradient of material supply and demand dictates that the less create the best possible goods at the lower quality which would be accessed through analysis there is of something, the more it will be possible prices” is a needlessly wasteful of, again, relevant attributes , such as comparable valued and hence the increased value will reality and detrimentally misleading, for resources, rates of natural obsolescence for a limit consumption, reducing the possibility it is impossible for a company to use the given item, statical usage in the community, of “running out” the incentive to create 9!*&$#%(:/#"&$9,&#)/,-$!)$.)!:#**#*$/"$&'#$ etc. These properties and relationships could scarcity, coupled with the inherent short productions of anything, for it would be be access through programming, with the most term reward which results from scarcity too expensive to maintain a competitive strategically viable solution computed and output 1)/8#"$ 6,*#1$ .)/:#*+$ "4--/(#*$ &'#$ /1#,$ &',&$ cost basis. They very simply cannot in real time. this enables strategic preservation. We will likely never “run out” of oil, in the current market system. Rather, the prices will become so high that no one can afford it, while those corporation who own the remaining oil, will make a great deal of money off of the scarcity, regardless of &'#$-!"0$&#)9$*!:/,-$),9/(:,&/!"*7$="$!&'#)$ words, remaining scare resources, existing in such high economic value that it limits their consumption, is not to be confused with preservation that is functional and strategic. True preservation, which must be strategic, can only come from the direct management of the resource in question in )#0,)1$&!$&'#$9!*&$#%(:/#"&$,..-/:,&/!"*$!%$ the resource in industry itself, not arbitrary, surface price relationships, absent of rational allocation. !