Sustainable Government

I have been talking about the politics of our current system lately and how policy makers fails to see the problem with growth. But, can we create a just government that supports a sustainable, steady state economy? What does that mean for democracy if we change our economy model?

Read up on the democracies that inspired our founder’s and you will see a strong connection to steady state principals.  True democracies are governments run by the people, either by elected officials (representative government like the US) or through direct participation (similar to ancient Greece and most tribal democracies). A steady state economy is one that supports local communities and accounts for  the people and the planet instead of just profit. Together, democracy and a steady state economy work very well together.

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