Communitarian
Capitalism
a Dual
Economic System
10% of top exec
salaries + 10% of stock market profits could easily pay for the the entire U.S. Social
Security System with cradle to grave medical insurance coverage.
Since we know that
the Capitalist economic system embraces and exalts liars, e.g., salesmen, lawyers and
politicians, let's get rid of it and switch to a more honorable and of course fairer
system: the Communitarian Capitalist system proposed here in outline form, is a model for
such a better economic system: The basic idea behind Communitarian Capitalism as a Dual
Economic System is the simple humanitarian one that every human being on earth can be
adequately fed and sheltered and given a decent life if we, as a universal human
community, agree to share our knowledge and access to basic natural resources and basic
community supporting technologies.
Two-Tier
Economic System
All who read and digest
the historical record of human technological advancement understand that it is not because
information does not exist for setting up community self- sufficiency systems but that
free market economic systems discourage such cooperative innovations in order for a
relatively few to benefit in monopoly ownerships of the means of production. But our aim
here is to create a two-tier economic system: One where the basic support systems of human
community life and well-being are cooperatively produced instead of capitalistically
produced for monetary profit. This leaves room for a free-enterprise system for production
and distribution of all the goods and services over and above the basic minimum level,
e.g., one may be entitled to a basic wardrobe set of clothes but anything fancy would be
up to the individual to acquire through the free-market economy in non-essential items.
The guiding principle is not equal distribution of society's wealth but equitable
distribution that allows for adjustments to actual economic realities and not a ridgid
coercive template forced on people whether they like it or not.Pretty darn simple but convincing people to see the
advantages of such a system takes complex explanations because of so much capitalist
system supporting cultural conditioning in our society.
Jesus and the early
Christians would know what I'm talking about and so do my tribal friends but for the U.S.
citizen, they find it next to impossible to think they could do without their Fords, Sonys
and Safeways even though Winco and our Co-ops are doing quite well. Habitat for Humanity
returns the spirit of the homestead house and barnraising, pitching in to help your
neighbor. It's only a start
but so much time and money
could be saved while reinforcing community bonds.
The
Gift Economy of the Future
The ultimate economic
system communitarian capitalism leads to will be a Gift Economy where life-long social
security is a given and everyone is economically secure in their lives. In a Gift economy,
things are exchanged as special gifts because the basics and even a lot of luxuries of
life are easily obtained through advanced automation and robotics. With material want
removed from the human condition, humanity can blossom in its new role as guardians and
caretakers of all life on Earth and wherever we go in the Universe.
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