Access abundance for all! No coercion! The main concern is not forcing the process in any way; the means never justify the ends and it would do no good to attempt to force others into a way of life they don't understand. Awareness must be continually spread, not just about RBE and the associated train of thought, but also about the state of our sci & tech as well as cutting-edge ongoing developments. The goal is to erode the programming which is so heavily reinforced that we can only exist in a condition of scarcity and though reciprocal exchange of goods.

It's a heavy burden but we all must be wiling to be living examples of that train of thought. To demonstrate the merits of RBE through your lifestyle in a monetary system inevitably means that others will try and take advantage of your hard work and generosity. Let them. They may over time recognize the logic the ideas the you present but they will still lapse. Don't judge them. Ultimately the only person you have any kind of direct control of is yourself. Don't impose the way, show the way.

One day we'll all be ready for an RBE. For now we keeping working to get others ready

-Andre Posted by: dreguan Report Post

The crazy people are running the asylum Yes. I believe it would be beneficial to switch to a resource-based economy.



Today's article (http://apnews.Myway.Com/article/20130910/DA8NN7U02.Html) is just another day's news to show that the current fiat money system hasn't worked, isn't working, and cannot be fixed.



Thinking about this just in terms of money is also just looking at one facet of a multifaceted problem. The current system facilitates wage slavery, poverty, social health issues, gross inequality, a grossly uneven playing field, a severe diminishment of humanity's fuller potential, letting the inmates run the asylum, further degradation of social institutions, including but certainly not limited to the sham that masquerades as the *justice* institutions certainly in the west and more than likely elsewhere. Posted by: SStrohm Report Post

Money makes our world suffer. Once we needed money so we could get to the place where we are today. But now we have to evolve in to a more responsible civilization. We can't hang on to this old system that is making everything for profit. Where peoples lives are counted in money or debt - where there is so much pain, wars, suffering, hunger and scarcity. When we could live in abundance with an sustainable ecological system, where everyone could do what really makes him happy, not what the commercial world wants you to think what makes You happy. Greed has spoiled minds of too many and in looks like there is no ending of it. Even in such ethic areas like Medicine there are aims for profit. It makes me sad if I think about the pain that greed is causing around the World. I don't want to see such a world for my children, especially if they will ask me - What where we thinking when we could change our way of living but did not? Posted by: DominikP Report Post

Resource based economy Money has lost its intrinsic value and it serves only now to stratify society and create massive inequality. If peoples contribution to society was the measure of prosperity rather than a monetary valuation then the worlds problems would quickly disappear. Those who currently contribute the least to humanity gain the most while those struggling and working hard for social progression are often ostracized and persecuted. A resource based economy would go a long way to redress the problem we face and help to move humanity to a not only sustainable but abundant future. Report Post

Capitalism Is a Socio-Economic Illness Capitalism gives major advantage to the few at the top of the hierarchical social-economic pyramid structure it shapes society into. In a resource based economy, society takes on a spherical shape allowing everyone to have fair access to all services and wealth.



When capitalism is challenged or criticized the first and perhaps the only alternative that generally comes to mind is socialism. What I would like to see is a global high tech gift economy, also referred to as a resource based economy, which is not socialism. Within such a gift economy, there can still exist perhaps the only virtue of capitalism, and that is that competition yields enhanced productivity in quality, quantity, and variety. However, competition can still be included in a gift economy. Besides those at the top of the capitalist pyramid, the major obstacle I see is the collective belief ingrained from childhood that capitalism is the best way to organize human endeavors. My hope is that people will begin to more deeply question capitalism and envision life-friendly alternatives. Right now I think capitalist ambitions are destroying the Earth and keeping most of humanity under constant artificially created stress.



In a capitalist economy everyone grabs for the biggest piece of the pie they can get away with. In a gift economy everyone shares the pie according to what is possible and their true wants.



Which is more civilized?



And remember: Capitalist ambitions are destroying the environment throughout our planet. Report Post

Economics should be only about resources. Because only resources and science limit and make it possible to do things and to nourish the ecosystem on planet earth. This money based system at the moment makes almost everyone, who CAN do something because he has money, blind in front of the real needs of the communities around him. This system already destroyed so so many healthy cycles on earth including healthy cycles between humans, animals, plants, soil and geology, water cycles and not to mention cycles of "stuff" (if this was ever in an equilibrium). In order to reestablish healthy cycles and hence a balance on planet earth again a resource based economy is the best anchor to begin with. And the very interesting thing about this system, that takes in account not only RESOURCES but of course NEEDS of everyone and everything is that we can exactly with that solve ALL the other problems and malfunctions on planet earth:

RBE has to care for the basic needs of every human being, everybody needs access to healthy food, shelter, healthcare, community, culture and education without getting in debt or any barter system.

That means science has to be encouraged to go forward in all inventions that help to reduce human labour, waste, destroying mother earth and using as little resources as possible ( and I guess this will be the biggest and most interesting work to do for us) SO:

we need to establish possibilities for kids and adults to be educated and educate themselves because THIS is the biggest resource of humankind and will enable us to step forward into this new future.

And one thing is clear, in order to let whole earth be part of that kind of "golden future" ( what will also be WORK and TRIAL and ERROR ) we also have to get rid of borders and nations.

And hoppla! - no wars are possible anymore and people cannot get in conflicts like today anymore because their basic needs are met and hopefully cars are not necessary because we build a public transportation system, as ecologic as possible and free to use for everyone. And the best thing about establishing this kind of culture is that we don´t need money for it: only resources.

Interesting is that right now we have access to more resources than ever in history - its all there - look around you! We just have to use this stuff appropriate! And on that basis all our problems can be solved with only working on a better world for everyone and everything in the biosphere... Report Post

The Venus Projet = Zeitgeist It helps the entire planet and nobody is left. This is all the humans beings, including the environment that must be safe and clean with all the living entities such as animals and plants and the landscape will not been destroyed because of the excesive exploding or waste of good materials, or because the extracting of resources will not be without efficient techniques or without care for preserving and recicling. Report Post

No need for PROFIT any more! Need for more and more profit destroying men,society and planet.

For example now in health care the primary goal is profit and not the health.

People will have a more humane life. Many are now slaves for life.

One example:

There are more than five times as many vacant homes in the U.S. As there are homeless people, according to Amnesty International USA. Since 2007, banks have shuttered about 8 million American houses, almost doubling the previous number, while 3.5 million homeless shiver in the cold.

:-( Report Post

Infinite consumption sucks The infinite consumption model based on the totally corrupt monetary system is only beefitting a very small minority of people for a vey short time - a good summing up in an irreverant way see http://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=tYX4D5oZm-A



Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases: (1) It’s completely impossible. (2) It’s possible, but it’s not worth doing. (3) I said it was a good idea all along. Posted by: Arainn Report Post