Non-participation bonds
This isn’t exactly a new concept, but I like the name. The idea is that a new business that needs start-up capital issues bonds. Like other bonds, they have an expiry date an an interest… Read More »Non-participation bonds
Solutions
Ending Personal Debt
Two words that would have (almost) the whole planet celebrating, if we could pull it off. Debt has been a very useful tool for growing the economy and society, and has been a fundamental aspect… Read More »Ending Personal Debt
Scaling Down
With depopulation and degrowth looking inevitable a few decades from now, how can an individual corporation plan for it, and prosper? Here’s a hypothetical: smart phones become so good (and have actual longevity) that people… Read More »Scaling Down
When Wealth Feeds Upon Itself
We all understand addictions, and extreme wealth could be seen as such. But it is much more than that – addictions tend to primarily harm the addict, while the extreme rich steal from the poor… Read More »When Wealth Feeds Upon Itself
Non-resident Property Permits
Note permit, not tax. But essentially the same thing. One big cause of inequality is from property ownership versus renting. Especially where people or businesses own multiple properties. They gain from increased property prices that… Read More »Non-resident Property Permits
The Commons Formula
We begin with a new way of looking at things/entities/substances/instances/concepts etc. We begin by categorising everything, I mean everything – from sub-atomic particles to galaxies to fleeting thoughts and complicated concepts – according to two… Read More »The Commons Formula
Non-regenerative instances
I believe this a new way at looking at, literally, everything there is, tangible or not. It involves two pairs of qualities, meaning that every thing can only be one of four types. Regenerative Thing… Read More »Non-regenerative instances
Taking Money Printing to an Extreme
This is a dangerous idea, but arises from taking Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) to the next level. MMT is complicated and hard to grasp, but in a nutshell, governments could print money to spend as… Read More »Taking Money Printing to an Extreme