None of the conventional "isms" address the fundamental imbalance between human and property rights associated with access to and control over nature. In terms of labor and capital goods, nature has a zero cost of production. Nature is provided to humans for our use and survival. Almost alone among the great political and economic thinkers, the American Henry George presented a cogent argument for a labor and capital goods basis for property. Nature is, George argued, the commons from which all wealth is produced. Nature is the source of private wealth but is not legitimate private wealth. The ideal structure for accessing any part of nature is under a competitive bidding system for a leasehold interest issued by the community or society. Note that government is, then, the agent of the community and society for administrating such as system. As deeds to nature had already become a widespread norm, George argued that a second-best approach was for government to collect from every "owner" of land (broadly defined to include such natural assets with an inelastic supply as frequencies on the broadcast spectrum) the full potential annual rental value. This would serve as the fund with which to pay for democratically agreed upon public goods and services, which the potential for an annual citizen's dividend to be distributed. The term that best described the principles embraced by Henry George is "cooperative individualism". Edward J. Dodson, Director School of Cooperative Individualism www.cooperative-individualism.org
@@Tijggie82 Removing the potential to profit from speculating in land means that owners of land will be much more inclined to bring the land held to its highest, best legal use. Thus, vacant land in urban communities would be developed. The pressure for development of outlying land would lessen. I do not suggest that this change in how governments raise revenue will prevent the coming ecological collapse. The evidence is strong that we have reached a point of no return absent a fundamental change in human values of politics. What the economic theory does support is that failure to make the change and begin collecting much more land rent will worsen what is to come.
It all started 2000 years ago That’s when a philosophy came into the world. Three hundred years later, the rulers of the Roman Empire recognized that the subservience of this philosophy made it easier to control their people. On 27 March 380, it was therefore made the state religion. Later this religion would be called Christianity. Symbolic seed capital of their state religion: 1 US-Dollar. . Subservience is also the guarantee that subsequently nobody will dare touching this capital that will be continuously increasing in the future. And Christians have been arming themselves against the unbelievers. Today more than ever before. The unbelievers are also arming themselves, out of self-defense. . And then, the Roman Empire collapsed. But only the Empire collapsed, not the capital of its religion. This capital is preserved. Later it is taken over by the “Holy Roman Empire” that considers itself as the successor of the Roman Empire. However, this Empire also collapsed, while the capital of its religion is preserved. Parts of the Roman Empire as well as the Holy Roman Empire were merged with their religion already before their collapse, and their capital was therefore also preserved in their religion. And over time, it became the largest empire of all times. How large is the capital of the largest empire of all times today, and who owns it? Who owns the craziest fortune of all times? capitalocene.com .
"Since Columbus" ? Why not since the first cities, 8000 years ago ? It was always a characteristic of civilizations to appropriate nature, accumulate cheap bio-physical resources in city centers by building stone made temples, and accumulated wealth at the benefits of a small elite. What makes it significantly different after Columbus, if not just an acceleration ?
check out some of his lectures. Hes talking about "Atlantic Capitalism" . I get what hes saying. The history of the last 500 years is a history of modern capitalism . Its completely transformed the world , it created it. Its responsible for the acceleration your talking about. I think its a spot on take. I used to think colonialism was colonialism but its really capitalism by another name. Follow the money.
... and non-human animals have to wait
None of the conventional "isms" address the fundamental imbalance between human and property rights associated with access to and control over nature. In terms of labor and capital goods, nature has a zero cost of production. Nature is provided to humans for our use and survival. Almost alone among the great political and economic thinkers, the American Henry George presented a cogent argument for a labor and capital goods basis for property. Nature is, George argued, the commons from which all wealth is produced. Nature is the source of private wealth but is not legitimate private wealth. The ideal structure for accessing any part of nature is under a competitive bidding system for a leasehold interest issued by the community or society. Note that government is, then, the agent of the community and society for administrating such as system. As deeds to nature had already become a widespread norm, George argued that a second-best approach was for government to collect from every "owner" of land (broadly defined to include such natural assets with an inelastic supply as frequencies on the broadcast spectrum) the full potential annual rental value. This would serve as the fund with which to pay for democratically agreed upon public goods and services, which the potential for an annual citizen's dividend to be distributed. The term that best described the principles embraced by Henry George is "cooperative individualism".
Edward J. Dodson, Director
School of Cooperative Individualism
www.cooperative-individualism.org
How would "collecting the full potential rental value" decrease the exploitation of land (which is why we're in an ecological collapse now)?
@@Tijggie82 Removing the potential to profit from speculating in land means that owners of land will be much more inclined to bring the land held to its highest, best legal use. Thus, vacant land in urban communities would be developed. The pressure for development of outlying land would lessen. I do not suggest that this change in how governments raise revenue will prevent the coming ecological collapse. The evidence is strong that we have reached a point of no return absent a fundamental change in human values of politics. What the economic theory does support is that failure to make the change and begin collecting much more land rent will worsen what is to come.
It all started 2000 years ago
That’s when a philosophy came into the world. Three hundred years later, the rulers of the Roman Empire recognized that the subservience of this philosophy made it easier to control their people. On 27 March 380, it was therefore made the state religion. Later this religion would be called Christianity. Symbolic seed capital of their state religion: 1 US-Dollar.
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Subservience is also the guarantee that subsequently nobody will dare touching this capital that will be continuously increasing in the future. And Christians have been arming themselves against the unbelievers. Today more than ever before. The unbelievers are also arming themselves, out of self-defense.
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And then, the Roman Empire collapsed. But only the Empire collapsed, not the capital of its religion. This capital is preserved. Later it is taken over by the
“Holy Roman Empire” that considers itself as the successor of the Roman Empire. However, this Empire also collapsed, while the capital of its religion is preserved. Parts of the Roman Empire as well as the Holy Roman Empire were merged with their religion already before their collapse, and their capital was therefore also preserved in their religion. And over time, it became the largest empire of all times.
How large is the capital of the largest empire of all times today, and who
owns it? Who owns the craziest fortune of all times?
capitalocene.com
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"Since Columbus" ? Why not since the first cities, 8000 years ago ? It was always a characteristic of civilizations to appropriate nature, accumulate cheap bio-physical resources in city centers by building stone made temples, and accumulated wealth at the benefits of a small elite. What makes it significantly different after Columbus, if not just an acceleration ?
check out some of his lectures. Hes talking about "Atlantic Capitalism" . I get what hes saying. The history of the last 500 years is a history of modern capitalism . Its completely transformed the world , it created it. Its responsible for the acceleration your talking about. I think its a spot on take. I used to think colonialism was colonialism but its really capitalism by another name. Follow the money.