Re: [SOCIAL CREDIT] Policy of a Philosophy

2003-02-25 Thread Jessop Sutton
I think my response to yours would be embodied in the following (rather lengthy) posting to the SANE Network. Substantially I agree with the Pope statement, but I do not see the philosophy is embodied in the organisation he heads. The Pope and Cardinals, Bishops, etc is a political entity

Re: [SOCIAL CREDIT] Policy of a Philosophy

2003-02-25 Thread vince_ferrer
Chick, You say that you believe in democracy. Could you expand on what you mean by democracy. C.H. Douglas believed that true democracy was economic (have you read the book?). He also stated that ballot-box democracy embodied Collectivism, Dialectic Materialism, Totalitarianism and

[SOCIAL CREDIT] michaellane

2003-02-25 Thread Triumphofthepast
Dear Friends, Louis Even's classic In This Age of Plenty is my pick for the most lucid, humane, and complete exposition of social credit between two covers. I have copies available for anyone who is interested. Michael Lane Triumph of the Past

Re: [SOCIAL CREDIT] HG Wells__Utopian

2003-02-25 Thread W. Curtiss Priest
keith wilde wrote: [my comments are interspersed] The following post by Curtiss Priest leaves me in some uncertainty over whose views on H.G. Wells I am reading, since I do not seem to have received the interim message attributed to Vic Bridger. Regardless of their provenance, however, I

RE: [SOCIAL CREDIT] VAT vs. other taxes [was Money, etc. Reform and a DVL]

2003-02-25 Thread W. Curtiss Priest
John O'Donnell wrote: Curtiss, have you ever considered the relative effect of taxes that resolve to variable costs of production [i.e. -- Taxes that can be passed on by price increases.] and those that resolve to fixed costs of production. [i.e. Those that can not be passed on in higher

RE: [SOCIAL CREDIT] [Openspectrum] Japanese govt begins clearing airwaves for di

2003-02-25 Thread W. Curtiss Priest
IKEDA Nobuo wrote: Japanese govt is following the American fiasco in digital broadcasting ... Dear Ikeda, It is my understanding that the Japanese bet wrong on the future of television. They bet on high definition analog, vs. high definition digital. Is this observation true? Regards,

Re: [SOCIAL CREDIT] HG Wells__Utopian

2003-02-25 Thread W. Curtiss Priest
Victor Bridger wrote: Hi Keith, You probably did not get my interim message because I wished to keep it between Curtiss and myself, but since it has now been broadcast I offer the following for all. H.G. Wells 'Socialist H. G. Wells spent four days in our White House in 1934; then went

Re: [SOCIAL CREDIT] Policy of a Philosophy

2003-02-25 Thread Victor Bridger
Jessop, You have cut it to the quick. Too much is made of the whole subject and without any reference to what Douglas said. There has always been the tendency to multiply beyond what is necessary and thus engage in excess verbiage. Good one Jessop. Vic Bridger - Original Message - From: