<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>Thanks for the <font size="2">support<font size="2">. Yes im <font size="2">familiar with t<font size="2">he Hours/lets idea. <font size="2">Such <font size="2">alternative economy ideas were </font></font><font size="2">a part of my reasoning. <font size="2">One</font> problem I have with them is the faith factor<font size="2">, same as any ad<font size="2">-</font>hoc currency really.</font><br>
<font size="2"><font size="2">H</font>owever that is secondary to the inherent inequality of such sche<font size="2">mes. <font size="2">1 hour of a highly skilled persons time is worth more than an hour of school leaver time<font size="2"><font size="2">. Ye<font size="2">t<font size="2"> they have equal value in such schemes.</font></font></font> </font><br>
<font size="2">It doesn't account for experience, traini<font size="2">ng or <font size="2">innate</font> ability. Also it <font size="2">doesn't address efficiency. All bad <font size="2">things.<font size="2"><font size="2"> Possible a reason why such ideas only seem to spring up quickly in communities of similarly skilled workers and those of a <font size="2">socialist</font> ilk. But don't spread like wildfire.</font> </font></font></font></font></font><br>
<font size="2">As a system parallel to the economy and especially in har<font size="2">d time I think such things are great and h<font size="2">ave done a l<font size="2">ot of good</font></font>. I see i<font size="2">t as a nice way to jump start local economies<br>
b</font>ut I wouldn't want to see <font size="2">the world run like th<font size="2">at. too many flaws.</font></font></font></font><br>
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From: Daniel Shown <daniel@kungfuchicken.com><br>
To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org><br>
Sent: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 7:07<br>
Subject: Re: [ExI] repercieve the economy [was: Engineering]<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Agreed. Alex Blainey is on to something, and his additional clarifications and corrections of misperceptions are tantalizing.
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<div style="">Alex, you should develop this idea. Perhaps in an academic paper? Are you familiar with Ithaca Hours?</div>
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<div style="">Omar, treeple and production economy as counterpoint to sheeple and consumption economy is beautiful/poetic.</div>
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<div style="">Best!</div>
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