Charles Pegge
22-04-2012, 11:17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y9R0v96K48
danbaron
23-04-2012, 02:22
I don't know too much about finance generally.
And, I have no interest in it, because, I think, like the law, it is intentionally subjective and ambiguous, in order to enable corruption.
If I am correct, the people are being "F-ed", for debt which they had nothing to do with incurring.
It seems to me that bartering, is similar to making your own local currency.
If so, what could be worse for the federal government, which assumes that the people have no other option than the official currency?
I think I've mentioned it a little before - Now we seem to be in an era, in which the vast majority of people are going to have miserable lives, if they agree to stay inside the boundary of the official system.
If instead, they say, "'F' your system, we'll start our own.", I think it's great.
In my opinion, the world's official financial/economic system is totally corrupt.
Activity has become paralyzed, due to debts owed to, and resources controlled by, a relatively miniscule group of people.
I think, if the financial/economic system has become a parasite, a vampire upon the people, then, what reason is there, other than fear, for the people to obey it?
(As an example, imagine you live in a place where there is just one huge farm. All of the people there have no choice, but to get all of their food from the man who owns the farm. In that case, the owner of the farm has the power to continually increase the price of food. As he does that, at some point, the people will start to be unable to pay for the food, and will begin to starve. Then, should the people accept starvation, or, should they agree that the system as it exists is unfair, and disregard it? And, as part of their reaction, if they also develop their own currency, does that threaten the future of the owner's currency?)
Now, at this time, I think it is logical to ask the question, "Should the people exist to serve the system, or, vice versa?".
If more and more people begin going outside the system, going around it, what can the governments do, other than bringing out the tyranny?
If they begin to openly tyrannize the people, then, the people will see them for what they truly are.
You see the true nature of a person/government, when he/it is under stress, correct (look at Syria)?
Do you think there is any government, which has a higher priority than preserving itself in its present form?
(Let's see how long it is before (if not, already), governments begin to make, bartering and local currencies, illegal. At some point, there is no recourse remaining for the people, which, does not violate the law, correct? History demonstrates this, yes? Like in poker, in order to preserve itself, a government has no choice, but to continue raising the stakes, and hope that the people will be, unable or unwilling to, "ante up", yes or no?)
Charles Pegge
24-04-2012, 00:11
Here in the UK at least, the taxation rules are applied to whatever monetary / credit system is being used, though I am not sure how you would calculate profit margins in a barter system. And the tax would have to be remitted in the taxman's currency, not in turnips or serenades :)