RBE is a brilliant and intuitive solution to the world's problems. It states the obvious: We don't need money, we need the things that money can buy. Of course, the problem with money is that a lot of people don't have enough, so they starve. Or get sick and can't afford medical treatment when there are empty hospitals right next door. This is brilliantly illustrated by the homeless population of the world: We have more vacant houses than homeless people! If a group of people stranded on a desert island had all the money in the world, but no water, food or shelter, they would not survive. Unfortunately, it's often in life-or-death situations that people learn you can't eat money. When someone is given 6 months to live or loses a family member, suddenly the things that truly matter in life hit them like a freight train.
Money- doesn't exist. Banks and governments create it out of thin air. No matter what you believe, gay or straight, atheist or muslim- you need the basics of human life in order to survive, and because you live on this planet you are entitled to them. This is something everyone should agree with.
However, there is a fatal flaw in his suggestion: The idea that we should get rid of all forms of money. "Money" is only a tool, and it can be used in many different ways. One of the more cogent proposals i've seen has come from Perry Gruber of Copiosis, in which "money" would only be used to reward good behaviors. I've incorporated this into Sociocapitalism as well.
The gist of the RBE idea is that, with increasing automation of labor, goods and services can be made for free. While this is true, money is still needed to keep track of goods and prevent cost/price overruns. If everything were free, it is highly likely that someone would take too much, not leaving enough for others- and producing enough to cover these losses would only lead to even more amounts of waste than we have today. I've invented a new price system that will allow for goods to be provided at no long-term-cost to consumers, which is discussed further here.
In a resource-based economy, goods are provided for free and the earth's resources are managed by a coalition of global societies called tribes. A enormous network of supercomputers exists to keep track of these resources and provide bio-feedback from the environment. Today, we have the computing power and all necessary technology to make this happen. We just don't have the "money". A resource-based economy will base decisions not on who can make the most money, but the most wealth- defining wealth as improving the common health of all mankind.
Imagine everything we could do if money was no object. We could build cities in the sea, sail the stars, and wipe out world hunger- permanently. We could even find ways to cure currently fatal diseases like ALS. Everyone could be provided with a lifestyle only the wealthy live today, at no cost. This isn't the dream of a mad scientist, it's legitimately possible and has been researched for over 75 years.
Still, decisions will need to be made by humans, which are fallible. The good news is that this isn't a soviet command economy. Production is dynamically matched to demand. All this means is that if you order a pair of shoes, your account will be deducted and your shoes will be created for you, on demand. Production is as localized as possible, with factories being dispersed in every region. The goal is to have noone live more than an hour away from a regional production and distribution centre.
So, is this a "moneyless society"? No. We just change the rules of money so that money works for everyone instead of a few.
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