tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59088351844807169882024-03-13T20:18:35.417+00:00Citizen-Ownership DemocracyWhere citizens get a direct and equal share of the country's wealth. Ask what your country can pay you, because you are the co-owner of your country.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.comBlogger524125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-62630665865610691162017-01-06T22:10:00.000+00:002017-01-06T22:10:42.225+00:00The universal right to capital income: We need a big money tree<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/basic-income-funded-by-capital-income-by-yanis-varoufakis-2016-10" target="_blank">The Universal Right to Capital Income</a> by Yanis Varoufakis, a former finance minister of Greece, is Professor of Economics at the University of Athens.<br />
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There is no question that citizens need a big money tree, where the money fruit is shared equally by all citizens, in the form of a citizen dividend. Some prefer to call this a universal basic income.</div>
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The main question is where the money is coming from to grow the big money tree.</div>
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"The idea that you work hard and pay your income taxes, while I live off your enforced kindness, doing nothing by choice, is untenable. If a universal basic income is to be legitimate, it cannot be financed by taxing Jill to pay Jack. That is why it should be funded not from taxation, but from returns on capital."</blockquote>
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Yanis wants a portion of all IPO shares to be deposited centrally and the future dividends from such shares will be paid as citizen dividends.</div>
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There are many good comments there:</div>
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<li>Funding via money printing is good.</li>
<li>A corporate income tax by any other name.</li>
<li>If you really think that taking a percentage of each IPO will adequate to fund this fund of yours, you are off your rocker. the volume of IPOs today is not nearly large enough.</li>
<li>Hit the shared natural resources that are the birthright of all of us, not the benefit of individual labor or enterprise. </li>
<li>If Vaaroufakis wants a more equal capital income distribution he should look at property and natural resources.</li>
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It is not good to tax someone else's employment income to finance a citizen dividend. This is "taxing Jill to pay Jack."<br />
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It is not good to tax someone else's capital income to finance a citizen dividend. This is also "taxing Jill to pay Jack."<br />
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It is absolutely right for a country to return the citizens' common property to citizens in the form of a citizen dividend. This means every citizen is getting his own money back. This is NOT "taxing Jill to pay Jack." It is returning each citizen's ownership money, individually and unconditionally.</div>
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Almost every politician thinks that just because he wins an election, he has the mandate to spend the citizens' common property in any way he wants. This is totally absurd. Imagine you appoint an agent to manage your property, and the agent thinks he can do whatever he wants with your property.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-46435390955059223652017-01-06T22:05:00.000+00:002017-01-06T22:06:31.423+00:00Macau. Land of citizen dividends. 2017 Wealth Partaking.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Government of Macau has <a href="http://www.internationallawoffice.com/Newsletters/Offshore-Services/Macau/Rato-Ling-Lei-Corts-Advogados/Policy-plans-for-2017" target="_blank">announced </a>that,<br />
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"<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: 16.5px;">In 2017 the government will once again offer the Wealth Partaking Scheme to permanent residents at Pte9,000 and to non-permanent residents at Pte5,400.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: 16.5px;">" (</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: 16.5px;">Pte9,000 </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: 16.5px;">= US$1,126)</span></blockquote>
This unconditional universal payment is on top of a long list of welfare benefits.<br />
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Macau has been distributing wealth to residents for many years.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-48568000026528504812017-01-06T21:52:00.001+00:002017-01-06T21:52:23.060+00:00The Permanent Fund Defenders<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The <a href="http://www.facebook.com/PFDAK/" target="_blank">Permanent Fund Defenders,</a> out to protect the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend.</div>
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http://www.ktva.com/former-lawmakers-political-activists-launch-group-block-pfd-restructure-230/<br />
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"I think if people understand that the permanent fund world example is under attack in Alaska, they will stand up for it,” Halford said. “But they have to understand it, and it’s our job to help them understand it.”</blockquote>
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The Permanent Fund Defenders have posted educational videos about the permanent fund to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whOsPWHKUuA" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; text-decoration: none;">YouTube</a> and created a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PFDAK/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; text-decoration: none;">Facebook page</a>, with a website coming later this month. Juanita Cassellius, the organizer of the group, said the plan is to operate on donations and to mostly utilize social media for outreach.</blockquote>
Hope they can stop the rogue politicians who snatch thousands of dollars from every Alaskan annually, including babies. This is the dividend money that each and every Alaskan owns as a citizen owner of Alaska.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-50259207167789265202017-01-06T21:40:00.000+00:002017-01-06T21:40:09.757+00:00The UBI will therefore lead to an increase in taxes. Wrong!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2017/01/06/universal-basic-income-is-not-a-complete-give-away/" target="_blank">Universal Basic Income is not a complete give-away</a>. (Jan 6, 2017). The writer, Chris Kuan, jumps to the usual conclusion that a universal basic income will lead to an increase in taxes. It may be true for some countries. Since the article is about Singapore, the conclusion is definitely wrong. Singapore has a vast amount of resources (government held funds and huge recurring land sales, among others) which are not used in the government's operating expenditure. <div>
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The investment returns and recurring government sales of land and car certificates are more than enough to sustain a big universal basic income year for year for eternity. Singapore can easily have a sustainable universal basic income of $10,000 without having to increase any taxes.</div>
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See the following posts for some calculations:</div>
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<a href="http://cod-democracy.blogspot.com/2014/06/singapore-revenue-and-expenditure-for.html" target="_blank">Singapore revenue and expenditure for 2013 IF we have a citizen dividend / unconditional basic income</a>. <div>
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<a href="http://cod-democracy.blogspot.com/2012/09/singapore-is-resource-rich-country.html" target="_blank">Singapore is a resource-rich country!!!</a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-8205865613041605072016-12-25T08:54:00.002+00:002016-12-25T09:04:38.912+00:00A Short Christmas Story: The Compassionate Painting of Jesus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As Christmas approaches, the Priest browses through the paintings collected by his predecessors.<br />
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He comes across an old painting of Jesus. He is overwhelmed by the compassionate expression of Jesus.<br />
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On the first day of Christmas, he auctions off the painting and donates the money (a million dollars) to charities.<br />
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The new owner, Jack, is similarly overwhelmed by the painting of Jesus.<br />
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On the second day of Christmas, Jack auctions off the painting and donates the money (two million dollars) to charities.<br />
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The third owner, Tom, is powerfully overwhelmed by the painting of Jesus.<br />
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On the third day of Christmas, Tom auctions off the painting and donates the money (four million dollars) to charities.<br />
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This repeats day after day for twelve days of Christmas, with the money doubling each day.<br />
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At the end of twelve days, billions of dollars reach charities around the world, all because of one powerful painting.<br />
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(This story is triggered by<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38429388" target="_blank"> Pope Francis' speech at the Christmas Eve Mass</a>)</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-59690567615090031332016-11-02T06:20:00.000+00:002016-11-02T06:20:44.074+00:00It is your duty to plant a money tree. For yourself. For your future generations.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It is your duty to plant a money tree, for yourself and for your future generations.<br />
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The rich do this. <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3874400/World-s-richest-man-Bill-Gates-says-three-children-understand-won-t-leaving-70billion-fortune-dies.html" target="_blank">Bill Gates does it</a>. Even though he plans to give his £70 billion fortune to charity, his kids will get enough so that 'they are never going to be poorly off.'<br />
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You say, yes, I know, but where do I find the resources to plant a money tree?<br />
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You have a vote, right? You own your country, right?<br />
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You have the resource and the power. Use them.<br />
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First, you plant the money tree, with the help of your politicians. There is a great example to follow. The "Governor who gives dividends" planted a big money tree in Alaska in the 1970s. For many decades, Alaskans have been receiving money from this big money tree. Every year, millions and billions of dollars drop into the pockets of Alaskans.<br />
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Then, you need to nurture and protect the money tree. Or else, some rogue politician will hack the tree down. Alaska is again a great example. If Alaskans don't protect their money tree, it will be gone very soon.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-70113017601210010422016-11-02T06:02:00.002+00:002016-11-02T06:02:45.756+00:00Why a citizen dividend?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Why must countries provide a citizen dividend?<br />
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The case is very well presented by the Goenchi Mati Movement. Please read their <a href="http://goenchimati.org/why-a-citizens-dividend-why-only-a-citizens-dividend/" target="_blank">post </a>on this.<br />
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'Our core principle is that minerals are inherited assets and a part of the commons. Hence either the minerals or their financial equivalent in other “non-wasting” assets must be available to future generations. Conceptually, replacing minerals with a Permanent Fund converts our mineral inheritance corpus into an asset that generates income perpetually, a perpetual annuity or a perpetuity. Since minerals are a part of the commons, the Permanent Fund continues to be part of the commons, and by extension, the real income is distributed as a commons dividend, equally to all as a right of ownership. Provided we maintain the real value of the Permanent Fund, this can happen in perpetuity.'</blockquote>
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And their video on citizen dividend:<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-63207770301737277152016-09-05T04:06:00.001+01:002016-09-05T04:06:42.813+01:00God save the Queen, and the Alaska Dividend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"The Permanent Fund belongs to all Alaskans. The Permanent Fund dividend belongs to each individual Alaskan and it should be used by each individual as he or she determines best. It should not be used to pay for government. Once we start raiding the fund and the dividend, we most likely will never get them back. It could easily become a slippery slope leading to the ultimate demise of the fund and the dividend."</blockquote>
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"Some think the dividend is a needless giveaway. But I believe that our natural resources, such as oil, gas, minerals, trees, marine life, etc., were put on this Earth by God to benefit all the people so that mankind would have a way to sustain itself. Therefore, I believe that every individual who walks on this Earth has a right to a reasonable share of these commonly owned resources, either directly or through some equivalent. The world's commons should not belong to individuals or to private corporations. They did not put the oil in the earth or the diamonds in the ground; therefore, the commons should not be theirs. Yes, individuals and corporations should make a fair profit or earnings from developing these resources, but since the resources belong to all the people in common, everyone should benefit."</blockquote>
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(From: <a href="http://www.adn.com/opinions/2016/08/23/fiscal-plan-must-strengthen-both-permanent-fund-and-dividend/" target="_blank">Fiscal plan must strengthen both Permanent Fund and dividend</a>. Author: Dr. Jack Hickel. August 23)</blockquote>
The Alaska Governor had vetoed the payment of the Alaska Dividend, putting a limit of $1000 for the dividend. Left to grow freely, the Alaska Dividend is expected to reach $2000 per Alaskan this year, and will continue growing and growing, forever, as in a real life fairy tale.<br />
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Will God save the Alaska Dividend?<br />
Will someone save the Alaska Dividend?<br />
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There is some hope: <a href="http://www.alaskapublic.org/2016/08/11/walker-faces-possible-legal-opposition-for-pfd-cuts/" target="_blank">Walker faces possible legal opposition for PFD cuts.</a> By <a href="http://www.alaskapublic.org/author/andrew-kitchenman/">Andrew Kitchenman, APRN & KTOO - Juneau</a> - August 11, 2016<br />
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Will some judges in Alaska have the final say?<br />
Will Alaskans have the final vote?</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-21390756503200097822016-07-30T12:37:00.000+01:002016-07-30T12:37:50.022+01:00How to share the profit of capitalism? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
With big income inequality and the real threat of job loss, it is more and more pressing to explore how to share the profit of capitalism. For example, when robots drive our vehicles, who is going to share the profit from the robot companies?<br />
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Here is a list of how profit of capitalism has been shared:<br />
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<li>No sharing. The capitalists exploit as much as possible and keep the profit. </li>
<li>Total takeover. The capitalists are exiled. The state takes over. The state takes the profit. </li>
<li>Small scale sharing where some employees are given shares. </li>
<li>Government redistribution through income/wealth tax, and giving some, only some, of the tax to the poor. </li>
<li>Big scale government sharing of the profit for the government itself. The government sets up big sovereign wealth fund to invest, reaps profit and keeps the profit for itself. The profit of capitalism is shared between the capitalists and the government. </li>
<li>Big scale corruption. The politicians get oiled by the capitalists. Profit is shared between politicians and capitalists. </li>
<li>The government sets up big sovereign wealth fund to invest, reaps profit and keeps the profit for itself. At the same time, the politicians manage the sovereign wealth fund and pay themselves handsomely. The profit of capitalism is shared between the capitalists, the politicians and the government. </li>
<li>Big scale sharing of the profit with everybody. The government, as an agent of the citizens, invests huge money, reaps big profit, AND returns the profit to every citizen equally. </li>
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In all these approaches except the last, the normal average citizen gets nothing.<br />
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In most of the current debate about poverty and inequality, people focus on point 4 --- how to tax the rich. While important, this is not enough and has very limited effect.<br />
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The last approach is the best. It makes everyone a capitalist. There is no limit on how much everyone can get. Carefully managed over the long term, it will not be impossible that everyone makes a annual profit of $20,000 or more from the sovereign wealth fund.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-69243422604390105872016-07-30T12:32:00.000+01:002016-07-30T12:32:48.705+01:00UK has good democracy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Recent events show the great side of UK's democracy.<br />
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1. The people have the power, as shown in the Brexit referendum. Whatever the outcome, the people decide. The decision is not hatched in a dark Cabinet.<br />
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2. There is a neutral process to carefully scrutinize recent leaders' actions, as in the Chilcot report.<br />
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The democratically elected leaders are bound by the people's referendum, and are answerable for their actions.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-12309766612258409752016-07-21T16:38:00.000+01:002016-07-21T16:38:34.489+01:00Courageous politicians take away citizen dividends from babies, pensioners, and everybody<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"I find it unacceptable that we would consider taking half of the PFD from children, seniors and elders, and those with disabilities to subsidize the most profitable corporations in the world." </blockquote>
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(PFD: Permanent Fund Dividend, an annual citizen dividend received by every Alaskan because he/she owns Alaska)</blockquote>
This <a href="http://www.adn.com/opinions/2016/07/20/my-values-dictate-my-actions-in-juneau/" target="_blank">politician </a>who refuses to steal citizen dividends from babies and pensioners is branded a coward.<br />
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Yes. Those who take away citizen dividends from babies and pensioners, and in fact from everybody, brand themselves as courageous and doing the right thing.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-394430877735685782016-07-20T09:35:00.002+01:002016-07-20T09:40:15.225+01:00In order to share the fruits of economic development with general public . . .<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://www.planocp.gov.mo/2016/files/press_rel_20160704_e.html" target="_blank">Press release </a></div>
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4 July 2016 </div>
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Wealth Partaking Scheme 2016 </div>
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In order to share the fruits of economic development with general public, the Macau SAR government
has announced the “Wealth Partaking Scheme 2016”, under which, local permanent residents are
entitled to receiving 9,000 patacas and non-permanent residents 5,400 patacas. With the Administrative
Regulation No.17/2016 gazetted, the scheme comes into effect on 14 June 2016, and its
implementation will officially start in early July.</blockquote>
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Macau is sharing its wealth with all its residents, regardless of employment status or wealth. It has been doing this annually for almost a decade. 9,000 patacas convert to about US$1,125.<br />
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Macau is a good example of a citizen ownership democracy. Every resident gets a direct share of the country's wealth.<br />
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Citizens of other places on Earth, where is your direct share of your country's wealth?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-70617746488138416862016-07-09T07:20:00.000+01:002016-07-09T07:20:48.464+01:00What the police can do to stop killing drivers: Use drones<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It appears that some police are too scared. They shoot first, fearing that drivers are dangerous and armed.<br />
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The police can use drones.<br />
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When two policemen walk towards the driver, one on the left of the car and one on the right, with their hands on their guns, their adrenaline is pumping, and the slightest miscommunication can be fatal for the driver.<br />
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Instead, the policemen can sit in their police car, and fly a drone to the driver. A simple drone can do the job. The police and the driver maintain a safe distance. Adrenaline levels don't shoot through the roof. This should be safer for everyone.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-59354666535909495412016-07-07T15:04:00.000+01:002016-07-07T15:32:24.707+01:00Facebook dictator closing its borders to non-Facebook users<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Facebook, intoxicated with its power, is closing its borders to non-Facebook users. Facebook users can no longer communicate with non-Facebook users through Facebook.<br />
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Only dictators have done that to their countries, blocking communication between their captive people and the outside world.<br />
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Facebook users, do not stay in the captive world.<br />
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(Facebook insists that you log in to Facebook, otherwise, it blanks out the Facebook page.)</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-41069514616268142082016-06-24T05:40:00.001+01:002016-06-24T05:40:12.006+01:00UK Independence Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-36988980175868215242016-04-30T14:03:00.000+01:002016-04-30T14:03:17.342+01:00Upright UK judges admirably refuse to let the ministers run amok with the laws<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Part I: <a href="http://cod-democracy.blogspot.com/2014/07/uk-upright-judges-refuse-to-let.html" target="_blank">Upright judges refuse to let the ministers run amok with the laws</a><br />
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Summary<br />
The UK set up a law to force benefits receivers to work for free.<br />
One of the "enforced slaves" sued the government.<br />
The UK government has lost all the way to the Court of Appeal.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Guardian Text Egyptian Web', Georgia, serif; line-height: 24px;">Lord Justice Underhill, announcing that the decision of the high court had been upheld, said that in the cases of those claimants who had already appealed against their sanctions, the act was incompatible with their rights under the European convention on human rights. (<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/29/appeal-court-rejects-challenge-in-poundland-case" target="_blank">The Guardian</a>, 29 April 2016)</span></blockquote>
The UK judges have once again refused to let their ministers run amok with their laws.<br />
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Good upright judges form an essential component of a good democratic country. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-64404741073304840462016-04-30T02:15:00.003+01:002016-04-30T02:15:50.358+01:00Saintly Election Promise<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">"If there is a situation where Bukit Batok residents' needs would compete with my own, I would always put Bukit Batok residents' needs above mine." (Murali Pillai, 28 Apr 2016, during a <a href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/murali-takes-on-chee-on/2740854.html">by-election in Singapore</a>)</span></blockquote>
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I hope voters keep this promise safely and cash it in when their needs arise.<br />
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Although it is great to have ultra altruistic and totally selfless politicians, it will be quite sufficient for politicians to return our confiscated citizen dividend.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-12096695180615424652016-04-29T07:57:00.001+01:002016-04-29T07:57:53.340+01:00International Workers' Day: Get rid of the proletarians<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Karl Marx got it wrong.<br />
He wanted to get rid of the capitalists.<br />
We should be getting rid of the proletarians.<br />
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Huh? What? How?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-16912333535759111002016-04-28T02:39:00.000+01:002016-04-28T02:39:10.053+01:00The truth about the Singapore reseve<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This video is made by the Singapore government, and is also available <a href="http://www.gov.sg/factually/content/why-are-some-revenues-not-included-in-the-budget-statement" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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For those very curious about the Singapore reserve, you won't be satisfied with this video. This is not a court of law where a witness must tell the truth, the complete truth and nothing but the truth. For example, after watching this video, you still won't know how much is in the reserve. Is it $1 trillion, $10 trillion, or $100 trillion?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-82598783762740022402016-04-23T02:16:00.001+01:002016-04-23T02:16:37.654+01:00Imagine a baby paying tax? Is this acceptable?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A lump sum tax on every living human being, where everybody has to pay the same amount. This is not a tax on income earners. It is on <i>everyone</i>.<br />
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A baby pays US$3,000.<br />
A pensioner pays US$3,000.<br />
A poor man pays US$3,000.<br />
A rich multi-billionaire pays US$3,000.<br />
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This type of tax is too ridiculous, right?<br />
Many apparently sane politicians in Alaska are proposing this type of tax. A few saner politicians counter-propose a smaller lump sum tax of $2,000. It could be a comedy, but it is real.<br />
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Raiding the Alaska Permanent Fund and its dividend is in effect a lump sum tax on every living Alaskan. The amount is about US$3,000 each for the first year. Who knows what the amount will be in the following years.<br />
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The politicians are talking about taking out a few billion dollars. That will be about US$3,000 per person, or even much more.<br />
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<a href="http://www.adn.com/article/20160416/day-alaskas-fat-cats-started-spending-they-painted-target-permanent-fund" target="_blank">The day Alaska's fat cats started spending, they painted a target on the Permanent Fund.</a> Clem Tillion<br />
April 16, 2016:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #121212; font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.92px; line-height: 20.88px;">"The fat cats with their greedy eyes look at that small 25 percent of the bonus and royalty revenue that has been well-managed and invested as if God gave them the right to plunder that, too."</span></blockquote>
<a href="http://cod-democracy.blogspot.com/2013/05/has-francois-hollande-triggered-citizen_20.html" target="_blank">Has François Hollande triggered a citizen dividend for France?</a> The highest court in France declared that any tax above 66% is illegal and confiscatory. Raiding the Alaska Permanent Fund and Dividend is definitely way above 66% for many Alaskans. Imagine a baby paying tax? They should take their politicians to court.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-49578299341236336802016-04-23T02:07:00.001+01:002016-04-23T02:10:43.352+01:00A universal dividend is the fundamental distribution system for socialism<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is a very brief translation of selected parts of this post in Chinese: <a href="http://bbs1.people.com.cn/post/2/0/0/155537362.html" target="_blank">吕超:“均股分红”是社会主义的本质分配制度</a>, which was published in April 2016 in China.<br />
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The ideas are very similar to that of a citizen ownership democracy. The writer calls it social capitalism.<br />
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"The capital is controlled by the people, with 1 share for every citizen. The citizens get their equal share of the profits through the universal dividend. The people will transform from the proletariat (propertyless group) under private capitalism and state capitalism into capital owners under social capitalism."</blockquote>
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A universal dividend is the fundamental distribution system for socialism, by Lv Chao. 4 Apr 2016.<br />
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<b>Prologue</b><br />
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A universal dividend (citizen dividend) will unify the social interests of the community. It will enhance national unification, ethnic unity and social stability.<br />
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A universal dividend will establish a solid relationship between production and consumption. It is the most fundamental and most effective measure to address the cyclical economic crisis.<br />
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<b>Three main distribution system of socialism</b><br />
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1. Distribution according to needs.<br />
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2. Equal and universal distribution.<br />
This refers to the security of basic living conditions. Money is from the collective ownership of state-owned capital. This reflects the citizen right to the natural resources, and other accumulated resources of the country. This reflects the equal social status of citizens. This reflects the fundamental rights of citizens within the state. <br />
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3. Distribution according to effort / labour.<br />
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<b>Three forms of capitalism</b><br />
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1. Private capitalism.<br />
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2. State capitalism.<br />
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The state has the unquestioned authority to distribute (as it likes).<br />
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3. Social capitalism<br />
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The capital is controlled by the people, with 1 share for every citizen. The citizens get their equal share of the profits through the universal dividend. The people will transform from the proletariat (propertyless group) under private capitalism and state capitalism into capital owners under social capitalism.<br />
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<b>Reasons for a universal dividend</b><br />
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A universal dividend will solve the problem of unfair distribution.<br />
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<b>Conclusion</b><br />
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A universal dividend is a revolutionary breakthrough in the theory of distribution systems. It will be embraced by the general public; it is bound to benefit the general public. After the implementation of universal dividend and a distribution system according to work, the socialist road will become better and better.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-81120747096597981952016-04-15T06:28:00.001+01:002016-04-15T06:28:39.794+01:00Alaskans, don't let lawmakers write us out of the Permanent Fund<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.adn.com/article/20160414/alaskans-dont-let-lawmakers-write-us-out-permanent-fund" target="_blank">Alaskans, don't let lawmakers write us out of the Permanent Fund</a> by Alexander Hoke<br />April 14, 2016<div>
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"Alaska citizens are about to be written out as owners of the Alaska Permanent Fund.</blockquote>
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The Permanent Fund dividend currently defines you as a shareholder in this massive investment fund. In fact, many of us have been shareholders for 34 years now.</blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: 13.92px; line-height: 20.88px;">What about the Permanent Fund’s future? Considering only inflation-proofing the Permanent Fund at 4 percent per year over the next 100 years, our $50 billion Permanent Fund would grow to $2.5 trillion. Don’t believe me? Do the math!"</span></blockquote>
The Alaska Permanent Fund with its Dividend to every Alaskan is a very very precious creation for every Alaskan.<br />
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Keep it going forever. Every year, each Alaska gets ever bigger and bigger dividends. The future Alaskan children and grandchildren will be thankful for this.<br />
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Why let the short-sighted politicians destroy this? Why let these rogue politicians destroy the super goose that is laying ever more and more golden eggs?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-56824903101659287362016-04-14T02:21:00.001+01:002016-04-14T02:21:50.927+01:00The Governor who stole dividends from babies and little kids<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Jay Hammond, as the Governor of Alaska in the early 80's, was known as the Governor who paid dividends. He set up the Alaska Permanent Fund, which continues to pay a good annual dividend to every Alaskan, including new born babies.<br />
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Jay Hammond's great legacy is under threat.<br />
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Who will be known as the Governor who stole dividends? The Governor who stole dividends from babies and little kids?</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06874897673458018635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908835184480716988.post-52111232377769654522016-04-13T14:47:00.001+01:002016-04-13T14:59:13.862+01:00Dividend is the strongest protection for the Alaska Permanent Fund. No. It's the people.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.adn.com/article/20160412/dividend-strongest-protection-alaska-permanent-fund" target="_blank">Dividend is the strongest protection for the Alaska Permanent Fund</a><br />
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The post lists many ways that politicians can lay their hands on the Alaska Dividend Fund. The author claims that the dividend is the strongest protection for the Fund.<br />
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"The dividend, as Gov. Jay Hammond intended, has been the Permanent Fund’s first line of defense for the last 35 years. It has created a constituency making it political suicide to go after its billions."</blockquote>
No. No. No.<br />
Dividend cannot protect the fund.<br />
It is the people who can protect the fund.<br />
Alaskans --- what do you say? Do you still want to own your country? Or do you let politicians own your country?<br />
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A citizen dividend needs protectors like this:<br />
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I am voting against my senator and rep I don’t care if its bag of leaves running against them. Its time to clean house and senate regardless of party.</div>
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<a href="http://www.adn.com/article/20160412/senate-unveils-rewrite-walkers-permanent-fund-legislation" target="_blank">Senate unveils rewrite of Walker's Permanent Fund legislation</a><br />
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The first big citizen ownership democracy is Alaska. A few very good men, including Jay Hammond, started the citizen dividend fund in the late 70s and early 80s, distributing dividends to every Alaskan, every year for over 30 years.</div>
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The Alaska Dividend is held in high esteem, as a model for other countries to follow, as the path for civilization to progress.</div>
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This citizen ownership democracy may soon disappear. The politicians are planning to raid the fund.</div>
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Instead of taxing the rich, including the rich politicians themselves, the politicians have chosen to raid the fund that is equally enjoyed by the poor, the middle income and the rich.</div>
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It is much easier to raid the poor's dividend than to tax the rich. It is much less painful for the politicians.</div>
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Will this be the end?</div>
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Will there be a final struggle?</div>
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Will there be a resurrection?</div>
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