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Re: wealth and community
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Subject: Re: wealth and community
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From: Bob Yates <byates19@pop.intellinet.com>
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Date: 10 Apr 1996 03:34:59 GMT
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Article: 11878 of alt.sustainable.agriculture
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Newsgroups: alt.sustainable.agriculture
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Organization: IntelliNet-ISP, LLC. 1-800-290-7677
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References: <01BB251F.D33B18A0@slwol1p02.ozemail.com.au> <Pine.SUN.3.91.960407203036.25354B-100000@emf.emf.net>
giannora@emf.net (Danielle Hyatt) wrote:
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>> Given that much of the global stressed are linked to inequal
>> distribution of wealth, our businesses must be designed to be accountable.
>> What alternatives are there to sustain the business except planning for
>> growth. How can we gently shift the patterns of greed?
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>April,
> I don't think there is a gentle way to 'shift the patterns of
>greed', assuming you are talking about the distribution of wealth within
>the community. Distribute the net profits equally. No one is an employee,
>everyone is a stakeholder. That has an amazing way of 'leveling the
>playing field' of class differences created by hierarchies of authority
>and wealth. Rotate tasks so everyone learns how to do everything and no
>one is excluded from doing the yucky stuff as well as the pleasant work.
> As far as the people who made the initial start up investment, the
>entire community could create and agree upon a payment plan so that over
>time, and according to the amount of profit, the initial investor could
>be repaid. For instance, if the number of people in the community is 10,
>including the initial investor, the net profits could be divided into 11
>shares so the 11th share would be a payment against the investment amount.
>The person who invested the start up cash would get their own share for
>their work and one extra share as a payment against the investment.
> That's the way I see it.
> Danielle
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You are using a few implicit "givens" here:
1. That everyone is equally motivated to do all jobs.
2. That everyone is capable of doing all jobs.
3. That the control to enforce the above is avaliable.
BTW, I believe that the "given" in the original statement is not
realistic.