Kiwi biker
I can see how it works now , I couldn't get my head around the / a medium of exchange
It , the no currency is/has been tried before and is/has been successful in a village that starts with t in Devon England
I have just been on a bit of a trip around Japan by bicycle and I can say , clearly and very strongly
If you follow the current consumerist path without strong regulation , you WILL make NZ a unattractive place to live
The beaches here are a disgrace , its plastic and detritus from fishing
The roads are choked with trucks. Imagine a one horse town like , Ranfurly then drive 18 wheelers though the main street pretty much 24/7 ,,I'm NOT joking ,,,,that is what will happen if you do not regulate, it maybe cheap but it destroys the lives of those near the road ,,,,,and those away from the road for that matter
As for money , I completely agree it divorces one from another being , where as gifting humbles one to another ,
A traveller will understand
So we do need to reduce/ remove this consumerist society , take a step back and just start giving , imagine if u took a crate of homebrew beer over to those unruly mongrols over the fence.
You don't have to join in , but the relationship would change
As I've said many times before, if NZ works pon any type of fractional banking system and that fraction is above the rate of growth, you will get imbalances,
Also, due to international financial regulations changing , 1982 ish last one, there is a lot of international money looking for work to do
This imbalance ,among others , again ruins the lives of local people
Ask anyone from the pretty coastal towns around the south of England if they can afford to live there ??
As strange as it sounds , I think we do need to return to villages of around 150 people with a sense of community and the freedom to trust and help the neighbour,
It may involve some form of money, but the emphasis shouldn't be on that, rather the opposite,,,,,this would need a big shift in public thinking
I think it IS happpening , slowly , but IS happening
more public pressure and social awareness would help..IMHO
Stephen
"Look, Madame, where we live, look how we live ... look at the life we have...The Republic has forgotten us."
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