The Dark Side of Capitalism - Poverty (Part 3) - Day 306

This is a continuation to my Previous blogs:

The Dark Side of Capitalism - Poverty (Part 1) - Day 304

The Dark Side of Capitalism - Poverty (Part 2) - Day 305

Where I mentioned that we are going to:

have a look at the Principles the Current Capitalistic System is based on and how the Current Capitalistic System that Promote abuse in this world had been advertised and "sold" for us to accept and allow the system without ever questioning its validity.

For this, we will look at the Questions and Answers published on the website - Capitalism.org to show the Problems that currently exist and accordingly, present solutions to correct the Manifested consequences and the Rewards of implementing the Equal Money Capitalism System.

Within this blog, we are going to look at the following Question and Answer:

The Problem:

What is the solution to mass poverty?

"Capitalism did not create poverty, but it inherited it. Far from being a cause of poverty, laissez-faire capitalism is the only solution to solving it.

Observe that the freedom that a rich man needs to maintain and add to his wealth, is the same freedom a poor man needs to create his wealth — and the creation of wealth for both, has the same root — reason. The only requirement of reason from the state is entirely singular in principle: freedom, that is, the banishment of the initiation of force from all social relationships. Yet, this is precisely the freedom that the “humanitarians” do not wish to give either of them, since this “right” to freedom and liberty, can only come at the expense of the alleged humanitarian’s “might.”

“Those humanitarians who claim to help the poor, but oppose capitalism, do not really have the interests of the poor in mind.” [AR paraphrase I think, need to check.]

Since all men are free to create wealth under capitalism, no one is forced into poverty, as in non-capitalist countries. In a capitalist country, the only poor are those who choose to remain so of their own free-will (such as many of the “back to nature” types who wish to live like hippies).

Keep in mind that the moral justification of capitalism is not the it serves the “needs of the many”, but that it protects the rights of every individual — in particular, it protects the individual from the “many” (majority). Capitalism is not egalitarian, nor “compassionate”; Capitalism is just."

Freedom is a word that has been abused within the concept of Capitalism to sell the ideal of capitalism to the masses. When looking into depth at the application of Freedom within this current Capitalistic System, there is no Freedom whatsoever but only a perceived idea of freedom that can be bought through and by Money. While the creation of Wealth for those who already have Wealth is to gain more Power and Control and the ability to afford luxuries, for the Poor, it is about survival, not about wealth. Here again, the Value is given to Wealth instead of having the Value of Life as the most honoured, protected and respected Value. Wealth is Promoted as a mean to gain Freedom while Freedom as wealth is not Equally distributed in terms of, as I've mentioned in my previous blog, those who came later to the Monopoly game which is equal to this world system, will not have access to wealth and as such Freedom under the capitalistic system.

If one really investigates and study America's Responsibility in ensuring the existent of non Capitalistic countries, one would find the shocking truth that no one with power and control would like you to know.

Most of the world, suffers from the consequences of Capitalistic America and as a result, Billions of people are facing the Dark side of the Manipulated Capitalistic System in their Flesh. To Understand America's responsibility within it all, I suggest reading the book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man where it explain in details how America made sure that the 3rd world countries will stand no chance and as such, would always be captive under America's spell. It is quite disturbing that most of us have no clue about the real detail of Capitalism as it exist today which perpetuate the reason why none of us stand up to correct the system and restore the system to a system that is based on the Value of Life that is best for all.

The Current Capitalistic System DO NOT protects the individual unless the individual has money. I mean, look around you - do you really see the benefits of the Capitalistic system as it exists now?  Do you really see that the individuals are protected in this world? Because if you do see benefits and protection than let me assure you that you are completely separated from this reality and thus Prison in your own mind within your justified illusion of self interest because this reality, is abusive for the majority of mankind and if you cannot see it, it is only because you accepted and allowed the capitalistic system because if fit with your ideas, opinions and beliefs that are based on your desires and egotistic views of what Life is.

The poor, do not choose to remain poor - they have no choice, they have no access to resources, to jobs, to food and no matter how they decide to assist and support themselves to step out of poverty, they would face the same result again and again - they stand no chance within this current capitalistic system that we cherish so much as it gives us the opportunity to have momentary moments of happiness that only money can buy.

To understand why the poor stand no chance, I suggest watching the documentary:  Why Poverty - 740 Park Avenue.

In this, the problems are actually based on our accepted and allowed pursue of Happiness while neglecting the Value of Life that is best for all because it is only through our acceptance and allowance that abuse such as this can be created and manifested. The problem isn't existed in capitalism; it is how we define Capitalism to serve our own self interest that is the problem. And 'We' are those who have just enough to be able to stand up and move the change that is required in this world to ensure all living being have absolute freedom to move and express themselves in this world. That freedom implies not only access to resources; it is also health care, education, housing, safety and so on. So the question is - are we going to sit back and watch the continuation of consequences of the current capitalistic system or are we going to stand up and align the system to a system that support, protect and honour all living beings? We decide.

Related articles

• The Dark Side of Capitalism - Poverty (Part 1) - Day 304
• The Dark Side of Capitalism - Poverty (Part 2) - Day 305
• 301. The Rules to Play the Game
• 304. You Are What You Can Afford

The Dark Side of Capitalism - Poverty (Part 2) - Day 305

 

This is a continuation to my Previous blog: The Dark Side of Capitalism - Poverty (Part 1) - Day 304 where I mentioned:

That we are going to:

have a look at the Principles the Current Capitalistic System is based on and how the Current Capitalistic System that Promote abuse in this world had been advertised and "sold" for us to accept and allow the system without ever questioning its validity.

For this, we will look at the Questions and Answers published on the website - Capitalism.org to show the Problems that currently exists and accordingly, present solutions to correct the Manifested consequences and the Rewards of implementing the Equal Money Capitalism System.

 

Within this blog, we are going to look at the following Question and Answer:

 

The Problem:

"What of the poor under capitalism?

As for poverty, under capitalism, no poor man is prohibited from creating a fortune — observe that in late 19th century and early twentieth century America how hundreds of really “poor” immigrants, who could not even speak a word of English, came to America and within a generation were America’s newest elite — and they did it without the government on their backs, or on the backs of others. Even today, in semi-free America, many such immigrants come here starting with nothing and create fortunes — though this is a rarer occurrence due to the vast weight of the volumes of incoherent and irrational regulations that punish those who have an urgent need to accumulate capital (the poor).

Your question accepts the collectivist premise that wealth is a static quantity owned by that amorphous super-organism the “collective” to be looted from those individuals who create it. The “poor” don’t need government handouts — they need government off their backs and most importantly off the backs of those who can really help them — the “rich".”

 

The Example given with the Immigrants coming in late 19th is a Psychology Tactic to make one accept and allow one's abdication of Responsibility from the perspective of believing that all have an Equal opportunities to sustain a life in this world while, the Science behind the answer clearly reveal that in this current world system, there are no Equal Opportunities to Sustain a Life that is actually worthwhile.

I suggest watching the Documentary: Why Poverty - 740 Park Avenue where they brought the Dimension of the Monopoly Game research within its relationship to Poverty. The Research shows that those that comes later to the game, stand no change because by the time they entered the game, all the property was already owned by others and in essence, the ones coming to the game later are coming as the slave of those who came first since no matter where they end up at, they have to pay fee to the owners. The same principle exists within this current capitalistic world system wherein, if your family doesn't own property and have money, your chances to make it in this world are not so great. It also implies that the next generation to come, will enter a world that everything is already owned and unless one has sound financial foundation to start their life with, they will stand no chance.

Thus, giving the Example of the 19th century is a manipulative way to make one believe that: oh no worries, everything is fine because it's not that the poor don't have a chance in life, they do, look at the immigrant that came in late 19th, they made it and they had nothing and now they do.

 

Now, with regards to the following statement:

The “poor” don’t need government handouts — they need government off their backs and most importantly off the backs of those who can really help them — the “rich.”

As I've shown in the blog series I did about Charity and Poverty, shifting the responsibility form the Governments to Private corporations or Individuals,  within the hope that they would take care of the Problems created by this world system is not the solution but rather a way to perpetuate the problem existent in this world.

The reason such a statement/answer is given is to ensure and protect the money one has and to have the least regulation and revision possible. To understand the why and how, I suggest reading through the blogs:

Charity and Activism - why is it a Capitalistic Scheme - Part 1 - Day 294

Charities - Exposing the Problems - Day 295

Charities - Exposing the Problems - Continues - Day 296

The Dark Side of Humans and Charities - Exposing Problems continued - Day 297

There is NO Integrity in Charity - Exposing Problems continued - Day 298

The Hidden Agenda of the Corporate Philanthropy - Exposing Problems continued - Day 299

The Hidden Agenda of the Corporate Philanthropy - Exposing Problems continued (Part 1) - Day 300

The Solution for Charity and Philanthropy in an Equal Money Capitalism - Day 301

Understanding Poverty and Charity is a Key for a Practical Solution - Day 302

 

The solution:

Obviously the solution is to Eradicate the Problems and later apply the Principle of 'Prevention is the best Cure'. The solution is to study the world system, to get to know how it functions, what are the forces involved, what is behind the promoted hidden psychology we all so easily fall into and of course, why it is that we are so easily fall into the trap.

I suggest to start with the Century of the Self by Adam Curtis to have a better Idea how we have been brainwashed into a walking robots that stand as the slaves of the Elite without even being aware of it. it is only through a process of self education and self change that changing and preventing the abuse in this world system can be done; it is only through taking the responsibility we have as Life, to investigate all things and keep that which is good; it is only through Education that we can take our power back to ourselves in understanding the root cause of the problems and accordingly, walk the corrective application to bring about a world that is best for all where the Value of Life is being Honoured to its ultimate degree.

 

The Reward

As I've mentioned in my Previous blog:

Imagine a life where the Fear of Survival will only be existent in the History books.. Imagine a life where one is no longer require to fight day and night to bring food on the table.. Imagine a life where you can actually be with your children and watch them grow, instead of having to be at work for 15 hours a day while others take care of your kids in the best case scenario.. Imagine a Life where you no longer afraid that someone would steal something you own because everyone will have what you have.. Imagine a life that can be actually Lived!

With the Equal Money System, you can stop imagining but instead, live the life you always dreamt of.

I mean seriously now - once you go through the Equal Money System proposal, you wouldn't believe how is it possible that we didn't think about this solution sooner. So do your research and let's work together to manifest a system that would benefit us all.

Realizing the Extent of the Problem - Day 303

The other day I was reading through the writings in the Capitalism.org website and I realized the extent of the problem we are facing. I became really angry and couldn't understand initially why I was so angry and why I couldn't let the anger go for an hour or so. When I investigated within and as myself what is the nature of the anger, where in my life I have faced this type of anger, what is the cause of the anger and so on, I traced the anger to the point of a real understanding of the task ahead in terms of changing the world.

The anger was mostly because of facing the stupidity of the Human Race which include myself and I mean, how stupid can we be to not see the problems and see how simplistic the solution is. how can we live with ourselves knowing that there is massive problem in this world and yet, do nothing to correct the problem.

For me, the Equal Money System seems such a simplistic system that would benefit all living forces in existent because the Value that the Equal money system is based on is the Value of life that was never respected and honoured before.

 

I can see clearly why and how the Equal Money System is THE solution and yet, I can also see why most human cannot agree with such simplistic solution. That has to do with Extensive Brainwashing, Promotion and infusion of Self Interest within Human Consciousness and an example for it, we can see within the following words:

 

"poverty

What about the poor under capitalism?

The other side of that question is: what about those who are not poor?

What of them? Let us not forget that the “rich” are people too, and they also have the right to their life, their right to liberty, and their right to their property, and their right to pursue happiness.

What of the poor under capitalism?

As for poverty, under capitalism, no poor man is prohibited from creating a fortune — observe that in late 19th century and early twentieth century America how hundreds of really “poor” immigrants, who could not even speak a word of English, came to America and within a generation were America’s newest elite — and they did it without the government on their backs, or on the backs of others. Even today, in semi-free America, many such immigrants come here starting with nothing and create fortunes — though this is a rarer occurrence due to the vast weight of the volumes of incoherent and irrational regulations that punish those who have an urgent need to accumulate capital (the poor).

Your question accepts the collectivist premise that wealth is a static quantity owned by that amorphous super-organism the “collective” to be looted from those individuals who create it. The “poor” don’t need government handouts — they need government off their backs and most importantly off the backs of those who can really help them — the “rich.”

What is the cause of mass poverty?

To answer the question, “What about the poor under capitalism?” one must first answer, “Why are there poor people in the first place?” The source of all poverty is the lack of wealth, which must be produced. The source of production (and thus wealth) is man’s mind, which politically has only one requirement: freedom. Politically, this is the single cause of mass poverty: the lack of freedom. Observe the poorest countries are those where capitalism is lacking.

What is the solution to mass poverty?

Capitalism did not create poverty, but it inherited it. Far from being a cause of poverty, laissez-faire capitalism is the only solution to solving it.

Observe that the freedom that a rich man needs to maintain and add to his wealth, is the same freedom a poor man needs to create his wealth — and the creation of wealth for both, has the same root — reason. The only requirement of reason from the state is entirely singular in principle: freedom, that is, the banishment of the initiation of force from all social relationships. Yet, this is precisely the freedom that the “humanitarians” do not wish to give either of them, since this “right” to freedom and liberty, can only come at the expense of the alleged humanitarian’s “might.”

“Those humanitarians who claim to help the poor, but oppose capitalism, do not really have the interests of the poor in mind.” [AR paraphrase I think, need to check.]

Since all men are free to create wealth under capitalism, no one is forced into poverty, as in non-capitalist countries. In a capitalist country, the only poor are those who choose to remain so of their own free-will (such as many of the “back to nature” types who wish to live like hippies).

Keep in mind that the moral justification of capitalism is not the it serves the “needs of the many”, but that it protects the rights of every individual — in particular, it protects the individual from the “many” (majority). Capitalism is not egalitarian, nor “compassionate”; Capitalism is just.

What of those who cannot truly help themselves?

The few individuals in a capitalist society who are incapable of taking care of themselves — such as the retarded, crippled, and orphans (which are a small and tiny minority in any free country) — are provided for through voluntary means, i.e., private charity."

 

Here, is just a small example of how Brainwash is being done and how 'Rationality' has been promoted to justify the inequality, abuse and harm that exists in this world.

 

The words marked in Red are the points I will expand on in blogs to come as well as many other examples that would show the extent of the Diverted Psychology within these words that would take one into the 'reward' domain in one's mind and within which one would access a zombified state of sitting back without ever investigating the REAL problem existent in this world.

 

Thus, this blog is just the beginning of Exposing the Human Nature within the Capitalistic System so that we could face what we have indirectly and directly accepted and allowed in this world and accordingly, can finally be ashamed of ourselves, enough to motivate us to stand up and correct the mass that we have created in this world. Stay tuned so that we together, could decrypt our mind and encrypt our lives according to Principles that are best for all lives. From this blog onward, I will be looking at all the Questions and Answers in the above website and share common sense perspective that would be the stepping stone of redesign an economic system that is based a Principle of Life that I best for all where the value of Life is the primary and most important value that will be protected, honoured, respected and cared for.

 

 

 

The Solution for Charity and Philanthropy in an Equal Money Capitalism - Day 301

 

This is a continuation to:

Charity and Activism - why is it a Capitalistic Scheme - Part 1 - Day 294

Charities - Exposing the Problems - Day 295

Charities - Exposing the Problems - Continues - Day 296

The Dark Side of Humans and Charities - Exposing Problems continued - Day 297

There is NO Integrity in Charity - Exposing Problems continued - Day 298

The Hidden Agenda of the Corporate Philanthropy - Exposing Problems continued - Day 299

The Hidden Agenda of the Corporate Philanthropy - Exposing Problems continued (Part 1) - Day 300

 

The Solutions:

 

Here are the Solutions that were Presented thus far - Extracted from the Economist's Journey to Life blog:

 

Unemployment / Full Employment

If unemployment exists - the government must step in to create jobs where possible - because employment is a basic human right.

 

Role of Governments

The government will still play a role to provide everyone with their basic human rights such as healthcare, education, housing, sanitation, roads, employment etc. So - the government will fund these points through taxes. The only tax that will exist are the value-added tax on products - this will be part of the labelling of products - where it'll show the percentage of the price that goes to tax and for what the tax will be used. There will be no need for an income tax to redistribute income in a fair way - because income will be distributed fairly from the get-go.

http://economistjourneytolife.blogspot.com/2012/12/day-164-equal-money-capitalism.html#.UR5-7meLu00

 

 

Taxation and Banks

VAT will be added to each product in a way to make sure there is enough within the common pool of money - which is the tax - to ensure all the basic rights can be provided. Also consider that with all military expenditure falling away - there will actually be quite a substantial amount of money available to governments with which to fund these projects.

 

Banks in an EMC will exist as financial intermediaries, gathering surpluses to cover deficits in other places. So - the banks will be in charge of providing extra funds to companies who are running a deficit. This point will always be temporary and the required funding will lessen as there is an intervention that takes place and action is taken to make the company more effective and able to compete.

 

When companies with deficits are identified - someone will be sent to intervene, because it might indicate that the company is not effective. Then the problem must be identified and they have to learn from those companies that are successful - so that all may become equally successful and effective within managing resources and distributing goods and services.

http://economistjourneytolife.blogspot.com/2013/01/day-167-harmony-and-equilibrium-within.html#.UR5--2eLu00

 

 

Debt Forgiveness

Those who may find themselves in a position of unemployment as the result of Complete Debt Forgiveness will either be integrated into other companies - or government will provide them with new jobs. Preferably, these types of outflows would have to be considered before implementation to ensure smooth transitioning from one system to the next – and would thus have to be calculated and planned prior to full implementation.

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These are some of the General Solution the Equal Money Capitalism System has presented.

Please make sure to educate yourself by going through the documents of the Equal Money Capitalism

And within the next blog, I will show how the Principles of the EMC will Solve the Problems I had shared thus far, with regards to Charity and Philanthropy.

 

Note: The EMC is an entirely new project that was started a week ago. We’re at the moment in the phase where we are brainstorming by answering questions. It’s a messy process – but an effective one to get all the relevant points addressed. So – also note that points will evolve and change as we go as we are not setting things in stone, but on a journey towards designing the EMC. The principles upon which EMC is based are laid out in the previous blog-posts. From those principles, we work our way towards what life in EMC would practically be like and how the system will function from an economic perspective.