You say there's a reason
For everything
What is the reason to fight?
For sure as the seasons
The suffering
Will come back to their
Doorstep at night
Seems thou shall not kill
Is plowed under the hill
To justify glory and might
The still and small voice
Is drowned out in the noise
To prove that they're wrong
And you're right
Say the reason for Rwanda
Say the means that pulled it under
Say without the propaganda
Say why reason was abandoned
Say the reason why
Our brothers fight
Brothers in vain
The spoils of war
Bloodshed and pain
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
18 Principles for an Economy that is of, by and for the People
1. As a general rule, the highest level of prosperity occurs when there is a free enterprise economy with a minimum of government regulations. All principles should be informed by this maxim.
2. The people, in the form of elected officials, and not the financial elite must be in charge of the monitory policy and the supply of money.
3. The economic systems and policies should always be a benefit to the people and not only the elite; its policies should encourage the primary economic producers of laborers, inventors and investors whose products are a benefit to the people.
4. The Federal Reserve, as an instrument of the elite, should be abolished and replaced with accountable agencies within the government that are directly elected and accountable to the people.
5. All economic laws and regulations should be written clearly, concisely and easily understandable by all educated people.
6. Money issued must have the backing of something of value (like gold).
7. The government should not spend more than it receives in revenue – that is it must balance its budget on an annual basis.
8. The people should not be subject to excessive and unjust levels of taxation. Tax rates higher than 10% need to be approved by a two thirds majority of the people, decided by referendum.
9. The amount of money in circulation in the economy must be equal in value to amount of available goods and services.
10. The amount of money should not exceed the amount of good and services as this is always inflationary.
11. Inflation is never an acceptable means of taxation. All taxes need to be transparent and explicit.
12. Money should never be created out of nothing. But be backed by something of value as indicated above.
13. The amount of money in circulation and the amount of good and services in the economy should be able to grow without a rise in prices. In fact, this is the only legitimate way an economy can grow.
14. Laborers should be fairly compensated and fairly protected against misuse and exploitation of large corporations.
15. Markets are not free when single corporations control the majority of the market share. Therefore, the government has a right to enact and enforce laws that encourage competition and discourage monopolies.
16. Government has a right to enact and enforce laws that assess financial products as their risk to the economy and prohibit those from reaching the market that are deemed too risky.
17. Housing Loans should only be given to those who have demonstrated an ability to pay them back.
18. All deferred or hidden fees, change of interest rates, and payment schedules must be clearly presented to buyers before they make home purchased.
2. The people, in the form of elected officials, and not the financial elite must be in charge of the monitory policy and the supply of money.
3. The economic systems and policies should always be a benefit to the people and not only the elite; its policies should encourage the primary economic producers of laborers, inventors and investors whose products are a benefit to the people.
4. The Federal Reserve, as an instrument of the elite, should be abolished and replaced with accountable agencies within the government that are directly elected and accountable to the people.
5. All economic laws and regulations should be written clearly, concisely and easily understandable by all educated people.
6. Money issued must have the backing of something of value (like gold).
7. The government should not spend more than it receives in revenue – that is it must balance its budget on an annual basis.
8. The people should not be subject to excessive and unjust levels of taxation. Tax rates higher than 10% need to be approved by a two thirds majority of the people, decided by referendum.
9. The amount of money in circulation in the economy must be equal in value to amount of available goods and services.
10. The amount of money should not exceed the amount of good and services as this is always inflationary.
11. Inflation is never an acceptable means of taxation. All taxes need to be transparent and explicit.
12. Money should never be created out of nothing. But be backed by something of value as indicated above.
13. The amount of money in circulation and the amount of good and services in the economy should be able to grow without a rise in prices. In fact, this is the only legitimate way an economy can grow.
14. Laborers should be fairly compensated and fairly protected against misuse and exploitation of large corporations.
15. Markets are not free when single corporations control the majority of the market share. Therefore, the government has a right to enact and enforce laws that encourage competition and discourage monopolies.
16. Government has a right to enact and enforce laws that assess financial products as their risk to the economy and prohibit those from reaching the market that are deemed too risky.
17. Housing Loans should only be given to those who have demonstrated an ability to pay them back.
18. All deferred or hidden fees, change of interest rates, and payment schedules must be clearly presented to buyers before they make home purchased.
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