MONEY / LIQUIDITY
A key feature of the classic economic system ... essential ... but a problem and maybe a solution
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Most financial metrics show growth and are therefore considered better
... while metrics for social and environmental impacts trending dangerously worse
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Stock market
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Intangible value
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Money supply
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World GDP growth
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US GDP growth
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GDP v GPI
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- Without money / liquidity, the system stops working ... or never gets started
- The money system is very powerful, and difficult to understand.
- Some commonly held beliefs are wrong.
- It is unclear if any of the proposed better systems would be any better.
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There are a lot of other issues that must be addressed
Much of the economic progress has come at the expense of society and the environment
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Value of $ down
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Wages flat
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CO2 concentration
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Temp v CO2
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Sea level rise
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CO2 emissions
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Stacks of 50-subject one dollar note sheets at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington on April 14, 2015. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)
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Cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Crowdfunding
Some more detail about Crowdfunding
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Crowdfunding
What WikiPedia says about Crowdfunding
'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdfunding'
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Open Wikipedia page
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Initial Coin Offering (ICO)
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GO TOP
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Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)
Some more about ICOs
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Open L0700-II-ICO
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Initial Coin Offering
What WikiPedia says about ICOs
'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_coin_offering'
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Open Wikipedia page
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Initial Public Offering (IPO)
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GO TOP
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Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)
Some more about IPOs
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Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)
What WikiPedia says about IPOs
'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering'
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Open Wikipedia page
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Private Currency
Some more about Private Currency
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Private Currency
What WikiPedia says about Private Currency
'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_currency'
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Open Wikipedia page
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Stock Exchanges
Some more about Stock Exchanges
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Stock Exchanges
What WikiPedia says about Stock Exchanges
'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_exchange'
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Open Wikipedia page
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