Because it creates purchasing power at the very point of purchase/purpose point of economics, and simultaneously and equally benefits both buyer and seller. It is thus unitary of normally temporally opposed interests.

Its place of implementation undoes a mistaken monopoly granted right and monopoly paradigm, therebye de-centralizing and democratizing purchasing power while integrating into economics not only a new paradigm concept (Monetary Gifting), but initiates and enables the rarest of all human and temporal universe phenomenon, namely a Mega-Paradigm/Zeitgeist/Evolutionary change which can result in the occurence of a trans-pattern (economics-money system, human psychology, ecology etc.) trans-prevailing mindset (The Will To Power-Knowledge to The Will To Freedom), trans-mental discipline (Science Only to Science and Wisdom), trans-level of epistemology (Ego to Self Awareness and thus Increasing Awareness of the human Reality of Ethics) and trans-cosmological perspective (the duality of a basically absurd and isolating human-centric aliveness versus dead nature to the unitary concept of a grace-consciousness based evolutionary thrust to nature and the cosmos.

That’s all.

Dave,

Wouldn’t you agree that “the trick” is to attune the economic system so close to the natural state of the temporal universe that it acts as the temporal universe does….and is then approximately just as inexorably flowing as the temporal universe?

In other words time in the temporal/time universe inexorably flows because the temporal universe is almost utterly dynamic, interactive and integrative. Thus integrate the efficacious tool of money throughout the entire economy and at its most purposeful points (point of sale and at the point of loan signing) that it reflects the inexorable free flowing-ness of the temporal universe.

Of course there is just enough randomness in the cosmos to allow for change and circumstance, but that is what time actually is, i.e. change of position of particle in space, and regulations are just such encouragements and inhibititive-ness to guide its inexorable flow.

The key of course is to awaken to the various aspects of the definition of grace as in dynamic, interactive and integrative flow…and how that accurately reflects the native state of the temporal universe/cosmos. That way we can just apply the relevant aspects of grace to everything from spirituality to economics.

It’s the best possible PID system.

If economists want to create equilibrium they must consider doing so with an important enough factor that it cannot be stopped. The graceful flow of Time for all practical purposes CANNOT be stopped, but the dynamic moment can be imminently experienced if we drop our habituation to abstract clock time and let go of the distractive chatter we all “normally” walk around with.

In a monetary economy money, abundantly, directly and reciprocally distributed at a strategic and important point in time, like retail sale which is the terminal ending and resetting point of the economic/actually productive process for every consumer product, is precisely that releasing and freeing factor. All other observations, while perhaps being occasionally helpful in the human world of other intentionedness, pale to insignificance in comparison.

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Every body of knowledge and mental discipline requires BOTH science AND an integrative mindset. Thus it becomes dynamic, interactive and inclusive of truths in seeming opposite perspectives, that is, Wisdom.

Then one needs to decipher the pinnacle concept of Wisdom, namely grace as in love in action, then pragmatically apply its (grace’s) relevant aspects to the temporal problem under discussion, like A Gift/Gifting for instance.

Then economics and the human species might actually get somewhere in the existential problems that it faces.

I. The Integrative Party is bi-partisan and welcomes all rational political perspectives who are willing to integrate their particular particles of truth in order to create a political thirdness greater oneness of truths that serves the individual, affords greater socio-economic and political freedom and higher ethical understanding. It is therefore the quinessential “big tent” political party.

II. The Economy and the New Monetary Paradigm

The Monetary Paradigm of Debt Only as the sole form and vehicle for the creation and distribution of money has been unchanged for the entire history of human civilization. This has lead to an increasingly uncompetitive economy dominated by the illegitimate business model of for-profit finance and all of its intractable if not seemingly unresolvable problems. This situation will be resolved by the following policies:

A. A 50% Discount/Rebate policy implemented at the point of retail sale where the consumer pays for half of the total costs of production and the retail merchant is credited with the remaining 50% cost by the monetary authority. This will directly implement the new monetary and financial paradigm of Direct and Reciprocal Monetary Gifting by integrating it into the economy at its most significant and potentially powerful cost summing, terminal ending, exiting and terminal factor expression point. It will also end individual monetary scarcity and integrate beneficial price and asset deflation into profit making economic systems hence resolving the long term seeming problem of chronic inflation. With the end of poverty and inflation there will no longer be any reason to send jobs to foreign export platforms and so a rapid re-industrialization in the most efficient and ecologically sane way possible could be pursued with post haste, and the fiscal mega projects necessary to survive the end of the age of petroleum and climate change will also be imminently doable. Finally, it will accomplish the best and most essential economic intentions of both the Democratic and Republican parties, namely economic democracy, a stable and more profitable economic system and so a more unitary and beneficial integration of the self interests of the traditionally opposed political constituencies of labor and management. This imminently possible freeing reality is the primary impetus for the formation of the Integrative Party.

B. A universal dividend payment of $1000/mo. for every citizen 18 years of age and older for life that with the 50% Discount/Rebate policy will enable every adult to purchase $2000/mo. of goods and services. This will virtually end poverty overnight, form the basis for a guaranteed middle class income for every two adult family and that with even part time employment will enable an upper middle class lifestyle.

C. A $100,000 debt jubilee for everyone 22 years of age and older to reduce student loan, mortgage and other personal debt taken on within at least one year from the initiation of this policy. If one has no or little debt a single payment of $25,000 will be awarded. This will lower the level of total personal debt to GDP by a significant number and thus free it from the debt deflation it has suffered from since the run up of debt before the Great Financial Crisis of 2008.

D. A second 50% Discount/Debt Jubilee policy at the point of Loan Signing for all “big ticket” and/or “green” products. This will make the US the first true “ownership economy” and synergize action toward a sustainable and ecologically sane economics.

E. The creation of a non-profit publicly administered national banking and financial system able to loan at 0% interest. For-profit finance is not a legitimate economic business model as it violates the “sanctity” of the summing of cost and price at retail sale. Non-profit finance, however, is legitimate and necessary.

F. Taxation and Regulations: A directly distributive fiat money system that insures prosperity for all and that conquers inflation technically need not tax at all, but that of course would tempt non-compliance and chaos. What is needed is a gracious and gracefully free flowing economy that recognizes that there is no such thing as total freedom in the temporal universe populated by humans who occasionally have intentions other than the Good. Thus it recognizes that real freedom only exists amongst known and agreed upon barriers. The Integrative Party’s paradigm changing policies enable very large reductions to both individual and corporate tax rates and gives the very wealthy a gracious choice to reduce their tax burden on income above a very high level and yet curbs oligarchic accumulation of wealth and income.

Rates 2-10% from $50,000 to $10,000,000/yr. Choice of 70% rate for income above that, or 10% if the individual gives 70% of the total income above $10,000,000 is given to a list of community approved charities and/or investments deemed necessary to resolve human and planetary problems.

Corporate tax rates from 2-10% on revenues from $50,000 to $10,000,000,000/yr. Choice of 70% rate for revenue above that, or 10% if the corporation gives 70% of its taxable revenue above $10,000,000,000 is given to a list of community approved charities and/or investments deemed necessary to resolve human and planetary problems.

Post accounting tax rate of 2% of 50% of gross revenue for any corporation that owes no taxes according to a new reformed tax code.

G. Guidelines for penalties and eventual loss of 50% Discount/Rebate policy for inflating prices despite the cost savings to enterprise of the new monetary and financial paradigm.

1. Businesses who do not raise their prices and do not cut their prices in order to solidify their near or actual monopolistic status will be rewarded with a 50% reduction in their tax rate.
2. Businesses that raise their prices despite the large reduction in current costs and tax rates will pay a 90% tax on any revenue garnered from such inflation.
3. If there is inflation in the normal 1-3% range despite the new regulation the discount/rebate policy will be indexed to it.
4. Repeated inflation of prices will receive graduated taxation punishments and periods of loss of rebate privileges and “three strikes and you’re out” will be the final result if an enterprise persists in its de-stabilizing conduct.

Mandatory examination of personal and corporate accounts as opt in rule for consent to receive the rebate aspect of the 50% Discount/Rebate policy.

Elimination of transfer taxation for welfare, unemployment insurance and social security.

New Government Department of Innovation, Competition, Boycotting and The Individual’s Bully Pulpit.

The direct fiscal funding of a variety of ecological and industrial policy projects that will enable us to deal with and prosperously survive climate change and the end of the age of petroleum.

“Philosophy without science is empty. Science without philosophy is muddled.”

— Paraphrasing A. Einstein,

Correct. But even philosophy is inadequate for actual and thorough change. The levels of forms of analysis from the bottom up are: Data Gathering, Theorizing, Philosophy and Paradigm Analysis and Perception. I would posit that we need a third axiom: Science without paradigmatic analysis is static and prone to religion.

We’re still seeing the changes to scientific philosophy wrought by Einstein, Planck, etc. And what might the conceptually opposing, reality inverting paradigmatic thirdness in science be? Why the fundamental change from a dogmatic Reductionistic ONLY scientific mindset to a more inclusive one that incorporates the ultimate unitary concept of Grace as in simultaneous separateness and oneness.

The NATURAL, PHILOSOPHICAL AND PARADIGMATIC concept of Grace is not a colloquially religious pronouncement, but rather a spiritual one.

‘The “fractured, obsessively opposed and continually regurgitative nature of analysis that does not actually rise to the level of paradigm/the total pattern analysis” ‘

I forgot to capitalize (for emphasis) the words OBSESSIVELY, CONTINUALLY and ACTUALLY in that sentence which to the TRULY discerning reader would help them understand that my critique was of the orthodox mindset of scientific analysis, NOT OF THE MODE OF ANALYSIS ITSELF.

“You seem to be looking for something that extends beyond this.”

Yes, indeed I am. I’m looking at and advocating for the integrative mindset AKA Wisdom within which the set of science is wholly included, but which also includes the human capacity for creative imagination.

“But in the end that is what human life is all about. Debate, confrontation, and choices.”

Yes, that and creative imagination and the dynamic, interactive, integrative and cosmic force of evolution. All of which are aspects of Wisdom and its pinnacle concept the NATURAL, PHILOSOPHICAL concept of grace.

“We will need to look at that process, if it exists to understand it.”

It’s natural so it does exist, and yes, let us proceed with utilizing it with post haste.

The poster and everyone above are right in their separate dualistically opposed and hence partial analysis. That in fact is the fractured, obsessively opposed and continually regurgitative nature of analysis that does not actually rise to the level of paradigm/the total pattern analysis.

There are individual paradigms like historian, non-conformist-iconoclast, scientist etc. etc. that are actually just individual human choices and psychological profiles, and the complex human and temporal patterns that anthropologists examine, but none of these approach the depth and breadth of Genuine temporal universe paradigm changes that are the very expression of dialectical thirdnesses. So by accurately discerning and resolving the deepest and most relevant problems in both sides of false orthodoxies/dualisms like capitalism vs socialism they make Direct Monetary Distributism possible….whether one chooses to live in a socialist or capitalist economy.

Money, Debt and Banking. These are what Steve Keen, Michael Hudson and MMT tell us are the roots of the problem. They just need to perceive and habituate the integrative nature of paradigmatic analysis and then along with becoming aware of the signatures of imminent and accomplished paradigm changes combine only the partial truths parading as total ideologies.

It guarantees universally abundant purchasing power and it linearizes that level of effective demand because of its strategically important and potent point of implementation.

Re-directing industrial policy and thus both political and ecological reality will only happen by changing the monetary and financial paradigm with a 50% discount/rebate policy at retail sale because it will enable us to pivot from irrational austerity enforced growthism to rational de-growthism via both universal and selectively (ecological) reduced costs, increased profits and the inflation free fiscal ability to fund the mega projects necessary to survive ecological and thermo-dynamic suicide.

The new production tag on consumer items must become Made Underground, Made in Orbit and Made on the Moon.

Private banking can continue, but they can only loan at a maximum of .5%, and the national banking system can do so at 0%.

“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely”.

Private banks cannot create de-stabilizing financial vehicles like derivatives, nor will domestic or foreign banks be allowed to short the currency as all such illegitimate and unethical actions will be a priori considered “null and void.”

There will be a post accounting tax of 3% on all enterprises who within legitimate accounting practice can show that they owe no tax.

There is no way to insure compliance with the law when there is no penalty or means of regulation.

Any enterprise that does not inflate their prices will have their rate of taxation halved, and those who do inflate without empirical proof that their overall costs have increased will first be taxed at a rate of 100% for any revenue on any products they may have gained from such inflation, the second time they will lose their discount/rebate privileges for one month and the third time they illegitimately inflate they will lose their privileges for 6 months.

Chaos and lack of regulation that permits and/or invites unethical actions is not freedom