Solved by the single policy of a 50% Discount/Rebate policy at the various points of retail sale in the economy.
Why? Because it ends the conflict of interest between merchant and consumer with its dual beneficial effects.
Consumer gets 50% off EVERYTHING and the merchant gets a potential doubling of demand for every one of their goods and services. Its the perfect synthesis.
Ask yourself these two questions: Why would any merchant object to the money available to purchase their goods and services being doubled? Why would any individual object to being able to buy $100 worth of groceries…for only $50, a $60k EV for only $30k and a $500k house for only $250k? But wait, what is the retail point of finance? Thats right its your mortage, insurance, credit card or other big ticket item’s monthly payment. So apply the 50% Discount/Rebate there as well and you get that EV for a loan payment equivalent to only a $15k and your $500k house’s monthly payment is equivalent to only a $125k loan…but the bank in both instances gets their full $30k and $250k monthly loan payment…not to mention at least a doubling of the market for their “product” which is debt.
This single policy is so powerful that all you really have to do to counter any argument regarding it…by simply continuing to broadcast its individual and the commercial benefits. After all, everyone and every merchant are many, and the banks and oligarchs are few…and people DO vote their pocketbooks.
How do you make this possible? Give everyone and every merchant an account at the central bank who creates and distributes the rebate aspect of the policy and The Federal Reserve stops being the best friend of ONLY the banks and becomes the best friend forever of EVERYONE and is renamed The General Reserve.
Steve Hummel 09/29/2026