First of all, thanks for such an informative essay. I agree with its implication that we have no choice but to go beyond either of those perspectives to solve the societal problems associated with the process of producing and acquiring goods and services.

I have developed an alternative monetary paradigm that guarantees more than the ultimate hopes of both of those theories put together. It would make the existing economy--any existing economy — self-regulating (with built-in safeguards against inflation) while eliminating unemployment, poverty, taxation, and public debt and increasing sustainability — with still no limit on income/wealth. Yet, it is 'only' a different way of supplying the economy with money (as currency).

Stephen Yearwood
Stephen Yearwood

Written by Stephen Yearwood

M.A. in political economy (money/distributive justice) "Please don't confront me with my failures/ I'm aware of them" from "These Days," as sung by Gregg Allman

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