A Cashless Society

All the various forms of western government have had centuries in which to prove they are capable of managing the lives and fortunes of large populations. So far all they have managed to do is lift less than a third of the global population partially out of the mire. In the propcess they enslaved millions to help build their empires and have left in their wake a raped planet and billions of people more destitute than they were before. And now they are screaming for massive bail-outs in order to halt the entire global economic system from complete collapse. Trust in printed promisary notes is now at an all-time low.

The call for a mass change of direction has never been more popular. What is not fully grasped is the depth of change that is needed. The need goes beyond ending the Iraq war, party politics, better health care, better schooling and a better energy policy.

The value of money is based on its scarcity. There is not enough printed money to pay for all that needs to be done to get all the people on this panet employed and eating three squares a day. If we stay locked into any of the existing economic ideologies, Obama will never find the money to pay for half of what is needed. The only real long-term answer lies in ending the practice of using money as the prime medium of exchange. We are ensuring future shock by continuing to support a flawed system that places artificial barriers against investing in the large-scale long-term engineering projects that are needed to stop us from destroying the home planet.

Money will always have endless loopholes for corruption. All games of monopoly eventually end up with only one winner, no matter what social rules are imposed. In the end the only wealth we have lies in our built-in work ethic, our technological genius and our personal sense of honor. Whether we pay for services via money or some form of trade, it is only via our trust in each other that really ensures a fair deal.

A social philosophy based on Custodianship instead of ownership is both Earth-friendly and people friendly. Its natural ethical foundation trancsends the artificial limitations of Capitalism, Communism and Socialism. Nothing ensures a pure state of efficiency like a culture based on ethical restraint. Nor does anything less than an ethical mind-set ensure the highest grades of motivation and creativity. Custodianship does not reduce all of us to the lowest common denominator, it elevates all of us to a an equal level of wealth and well-being.

Bowing before Baal has to end. Now seems an ideal moment to get up off our knees and stand on our own two feet.