I concur,, now I need to think about it.. Allan On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 1:29 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think the germ of the idea is in this Don. All money essentially > comes from government - what we get from banks is debt. Street-up > decision-making isn't all of it as rigsy points out. > > On 22 Sep, 12:26, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > You still have to deal with priorities on that list, however. Stadiums > > might trump infrastructure. > > > > On Sep 22, 5:22 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB1000087239639044416580457800851. > .. > > > > > This is what I'm talking about! Decentralization is key. I believe > this is > > > your busy bees at work Neil. > > > > > "Peer networks don't have to involve digital technology. Twenty years > ago, > > > the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre pioneered a radical new technique > called > > > "participatory budgeting." Each year, the city's 16 regions conduct > general > > > assemblies in which neighbors debate priorities for the budget: school > > > construction, sewer repair, bridge building. The assemblies create a > ranked > > > list of projects, and the government disperses funds accordingly. The > money > > > comes from the state, but the decision of what to fund comes from the > > > street." > > > > > dj > > -- > > > > -- ( ) |_D Allan Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. I am a Natural Airgunner - Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly. --
