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Wealth & Poverty

by Joshua on September 15, 2009 · 0 comments

A system that takes from the poor and gives to the rich is the system we have created in the growth economy. Our focus forever on profit over life, and increasing those profits, encourages less and less life. Those with the money can afford to take the natural capital that was once commons from the [...]

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The Creation of Money And Illusion of Wealth

by Joshua on June 8, 2009 · 10 comments

Our money was once valued by the worth of goods, but today it is our goods that are valued by their worth in money. Banks create money out of thin air by loaning it into existence. Increasing the money in the market creates inflation. This also means the system is required to continually grow in [...]

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