The government decides how to spend/mis-spend the taxes and fees they raise because we thought it wise at one time to give them that power. Banks have altered their function and don't forget credit cards as unsecured loans. Somehow, my mind drifted to Plato's "Republic"- but there are many examples of attempts to organize society- none of which, imho, has done a very good job. There is an impossible lack of control particularly since the advent of Liberalism.
On Sep 22, 6:29 pm, 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --
