This paper is the third in a series published here, and emerges after many discussions on the first two proposals. A Land-backed Complementary National Currency Issued by Government 11/9/2012 “Money is deeply and irretrievably implicated in the conversion of the … Continue reading
Recently a member suggested I write shorter blogs. Well I will in future but for now, this is the best place to put a ten page article I have been writing over the last few months. We invite comment at … Continue reading
Land and Money, the Conjoined Twins When there are two separate movements each claiming that they have the solutions to the world’s economic problems, we have an intellectual challenge. Rational beings might conclude each group of reformers has a key … Continue reading
A land backed currency issued by a local authority “Money is deeply and irretrievably implicated in the conversion of the land commons into private property, the final and defining stage of which is its reduction to the status of just … Continue reading
I have just been listening to the most informative and important interview by Adrian Wrigley of the Systemic Fiscal Reform Group in Cambridge, UK. Here it is: http://podcast.3cr.org.au/pod/3CRCast-2012-02-22-19953.mp3 Karl Fitzgerald of Earthsharing Australia interviewed him on the radio station http://3cr.org.au on a … Continue reading
Note We know that as interest rates fall (and this is desirable as we head for zero or negative interest rates) that under the current regime money will just go to speculation in land. This is unproductive and needs to … Continue reading
Resource Rentals or Resource Taxes Untaxing the productive economy creates wealth while taxing nature conserves the planet. We would tax the use of land, metals, oil, electromagnetic waves, water, agricultural quotas, and any resource which is part of the commons. … Continue reading