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Open Money Manifesto
There is also an educational game in beta available there -
The problems with money stem entirely from how conventional money is normally issued - it is created by central banks in limited supply. There are three things we know about this money. We know what it does - it comes and it goes. We know what it is - it's scarce and hard to get. And we know where it's from - it's from "them", not us.
These three characteristics, common to all national currencies, determine that we constantly have to compete for a share of the limited amount of the "stuff" that makes the world go round. This money can go anywhere, and so it inevitably does, leaving the community deprived of its means of exchange.
It is simply the nature of conventional money that by its coming and going it creates conditions of competition and scarcity, within and between communities.
So we have to scramble for money to survive, we are forced to compete for it, often ruthlessly. Intent on getting the most for the least, we strive for the best bargains, as individuals, businesses, non-profits, governments, and nations.
As a society, as a generation, it seems we are determined to have everything ourselves no matter what consequences our excesses and negligence bring for others, now and in the future.
We rely on this money. It seems there isn't much choice, despite its evident failings. Some people have little or none and cannot do what they need to live in this world - some people have vast amounts of it and yet it seems to do them, and the world, no good.
And what's it all about? A money that is scarce, runs away in all directions, and comes from "them". This money of theirs comes with many problems.
* the problem of supply - how much money in circulation is "right" for the economy? Nobody seems to know how to keep he balance between too much and too little.
* the problem of distribution - where is it? who has it and who hasn't? is it where it's needed? clearly not.
* the problems of cost - costs of creation and security, operations and accounting, the costs of interest, the costs of the courts.
But above all, at a cost beyond counting, our monetarily driven behaviour has utterly disastrous effects on our society and the global environment.
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These three characteristics, common to all national currencies, determine that we constantly have to compete for a share of the limited amount of the "stuff" that makes the world go round. This money can go anywhere, and so it inevitably does, leaving the community deprived of its means of exchange.
It is simply the nature of conventional money that by its coming and going it creates conditions of competition and scarcity, within and between communities.
So we have to scramble for money to survive, we are forced to compete for it, often ruthlessly. Intent on getting the most for the least, we strive for the best bargains, as individuals, businesses, non-profits, governments, and nations.
As a society, as a generation, it seems we are determined to have everything ourselves no matter what consequences our excesses and negligence bring for others, now and in the future.
We rely on this money. It seems there isn't much choice, despite its evident failings. Some people have little or none and cannot do what they need to live in this world - some people have vast amounts of it and yet it seems to do them, and the world, no good.
And what's it all about? A money that is scarce, runs away in all directions, and comes from "them". This money of theirs comes with many problems.
* the problem of supply - how much money in circulation is "right" for the economy? Nobody seems to know how to keep he balance between too much and too little.
* the problem of distribution - where is it? who has it and who hasn't? is it where it's needed? clearly not.
* the problems of cost - costs of creation and security, operations and accounting, the costs of interest, the costs of the courts.
But above all, at a cost beyond counting, our monetarily driven behaviour has utterly disastrous effects on our society and the global environment.
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.
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.(contd)
why play this game?
What's the game?
The quick guide -
What's the game?
- LETSplay is a process of discovery where players can quickly see the key concepts and understand how they apply in today's economy. It's NOT a game about winning or losing, indeed it's not a competition at all - it's a walk-through the elementary ideas of cc and a rudimentary simulation of one version of an imminent reality
All you do is buy and sell items from a list provided and see what the money does.
As the money comes and goes, the game shows you:- - how conventional and community money are different
- what comes from that difference
- the value of using both forms of money
- how to use community money systems without risk.
- - how conventional and community money are different
The quick guide -
- first, for orientation, print a game chart and the rules and procedures
- go to http://partysmart.org/cbap to register/login.
- the game is anonymous, so choose any simple login id - "jim" for instance
- the game won't send you a new password if you forget it, so use something easy to remember
- it will add great value to play several accounts - jim, jim1, jim2 etc - they can use the same password.
- on their "access" page, accounts jim1, jim2 .... can be set for jim to adminster.
- for each account, join a game on the access page - game3 is presently the active game
- you'll get $200 fed game money to start
- go to the "Show Catalogue / Make a Purchase" page and buy something
- see how many $400 level purchases you can make with whatever income you get
- you can use the rss feed link to let you know when you've sold something
- it generally will pay to wait for income
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