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People that answer within minutes of the question being posted, and replying back with only two sentences, cannot have their answers taken seriously. These are people who make snap decisions void of critical thinking, with very little knowledge of what they're talking about.

Capitalism has failed. We're just making the death long and drawn out with "qualitative easing" by creating/borrowing money and handing it straight over to the rich, while letting our children deal with how it will be paid back.

Communism has also failed. It has never been able to remove money, and leaving humans in control of decision making has always led to corruption.

We have only one planet with one set of resources. We have nowhere to go and "try again" if we screw up our existence on Earth. All of our "systems" (political, economic, etc) have never dealt with the most important thing our species depends on: the planet Earth.

Nothing is more important than the intelligent management and preservation of the Earth's resources for future generations, yet we continue to clear cut rain forests, like the Amazon, at a rate of 8 football fields per day.

To those who claim The Venus Project (TVP) is too "utopian" or "not compatible with human nature", please watch this 15 minute video (in 3 parts) and then try to use arguments like "there is no such thing as utopia" and "it's against human nature":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5HNXNXUzz8

There is no such thing as a "perfect" or "utopian" world. No one has claimed that's what TVP is. TVP is just using our latest technology and our latest understanding in the most intelligent and humane ways possible for the benefit of everyone on the planet, and for all future generations.

Regarding motivation, there are plenty of scientific studies showing money is a poor motivator. Here is a great 18-minute TED lecture on the subject:

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/618

Regarding "technological unemployment", it is real, and it will be part of the downfall of capitalism. Please read on...

Remember just a few generations ago, most people farmed. Then we automated farming with machinery that could work much faster and longer than humans.

Humanity adapted by moving into manufacturing: the production of goods on assembly lines. Then we automated manufacturing, replacing humans with technology, including robotics and computers. Any production remaining that can't be automated, is sent over-seas to low-paid labour.

So, what did we do? Most of humanity moved into the service industry: sales, banking, consulting, etc. Most of the people employed in the U.S., currently work in some kind of service capacity.

Now, look around you... Bankers? Replaced by ATM's and the Web. Travel agents? Replaced by the Web. Stock brokers? Replaced by the Web. Retail check-out people? Replaced by computerized check-outs. Book store sales people? Replaced by the Web. Video store clerks? Replaced by Netflix and the Web. The list goes on and on.

There's no stopping the replacement of labour by technology. It's the nature of capitalism. If company A chooses not to automate, then competitor B will, allowing B to lower its costs and lower its prices, and steal market-share from A. A and B cannot make an agreement not to automate because company C will come in and do it. Progress in automation is unstoppable.

So, where will the people who are replaced by technology go to work? Nowhere. There is no new sector for service people to go to.

The big problem is that unemployed people cannot support their local economies. Which means the local businesses start to fail, and that leads to more unemployment. It's a downward spiral.

This is one of the main problems our species faces. Humanity has embraced capitalism, but capitalism doesn't care about humanity.

We can fear technology and the misery it will cause to millions of people, or we can embrace technology and switch to a Resource Based Economy, like The Venus Project, where we can truly love our neighbours, support everyone, and protect the planet.

Be sure to watch the 2009 movie, "Zeitgeist Addendum", for more information about The Venus Project and Resource Based Economy:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7065205277...

http://www.zeitgeistaddendum.com

Zeitgeist III had it's theatrical premier on January 15th, 2011. This third movie was released in theatres in 60+ countries and in 30+ languages around the world with most locations selling out. This third Zeitgeist film, "Moving Forward", was recently released on-line:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z9WVZddH9w

http://www.zeitgeistmovingforward.com

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