undersland why people srrupgle lo oiainrain a rap
down a eooloruie, espeeially when rheir pooled eaprral
and Iabuur eould creole a loresi. wrlh all lhe pleasure
one peas lrorn wor g in rhe open on, and rhe var-led
worlr a loresr provrdes. We (all all seek lor ngh|
' lihood iodo work dial was in earrnp lor lhe eanh
or orher people, work rhar is mngmufl wim our bellels.

When we dm lhe pnneiple ol ”mmmunwurk", or
shady lhe var-led roles o4 an individual in a vrllage, we
can see ihar no person is iusl a minor. or elerk, or
banker, hul our on diheronl days one eon he a banker,
loresrer, bee-keeper, wnler, prinler, or earponrer ll is
only lhe eornoiried pressure of erode unions and mono
rulrure rnduslry lhal keeps people hound wllh lhe
rnvisrhle shaeues ol euslorn vo lime ungualdzd slave
eampr ernied lndusmal sohurhs. wllh all lheir
rnalnrrrri 'ulermr housing, in human sulfa-mg.

ln boring work, or where people are deprived ol
lnielleeruol lile, eniollorml lile uiay dorrunale and so
rheir hvrs herornea drurna or serdoeol draoial-le evenln
A hnlaneed lile has all ihiee oil-leis. ro lhar oonrenred
people may spend parl or lheir lime in: phyrieal
ererl- n (wukmg, gardenlng, sporll; rnlelleelual
pnflufl! (design, rereareh. edueauonl; and
euiolroinal-sensual rreos leelehr ion, eorrleinplaoon,
love).

A heallhy and hilarieed lire rorisisls ol bulls ahle lo
aeeeos all sueh pursuirs in modern lrle, sorne urne
rpenr in prurrary produeo-on or in oianulaerirre, some rn
serviee lo a wider group, and some in relrrrrion.
eelehralion rs an rdeal; kw aehieyr rr ln Cenlril
Ausuallin rrrhes, al every evenl rhere may he ihree
~lunelion~ poops lindependenl ol lorerns or ~sldns"l
one sump ”knows" or reeords lrrne—iirrliesmlrs llhe
lniellerlualh one earrler ool danres, rnrrease
rerernonres or .elivrry (Hu- physical), and one
enrvurages, applauds, and appreeiares lihe ernononall
Thus, every person he a mamx ol rolern and iiineiion
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MONEY AND FINANCE

ln srnall and unrhed groups looses), whar is achieved
oy linariaal sysrerns elsewhere is aelueved by a ser ol
exchanges, gins, ahhgallons, arid leeslr, here soeral
accounting replsees liseal oeeounlrnr and ro a gmfl
ulmt, everybody "owes" ihe orliers, ln riiany srrialler
will-5:5, horror and exchange oeeurs as non-lorrnal
linaneial "Ins-(nuns, and a rnodesr lrnaneial
rornponenl is insinuined only lor lravel and rrsde
errernal ro rhe rayon: syrnoohr weollh sueh as eovn-us
are used in rrade

Only in very rnooile soeierres does rnoriey slarl lo
replree lair dnllng. obiecfive volue, and hospilalrry
shared, and rhe abflnrl and inrrinsreally valueless
“many” (usually eheap srrips ol paper or lurnps ol
mzul) replaees real goods and serviees, :veo in nrerl
soeielies however, harler and exrhange are hlghly

developed loven by inulrinarional lirinsl, and lorrnal
oorror eenlres ore now also Evalvmg lueally lo
dislnoule surplus goods lor ml or lmnglnzd neerls
rarlh in rhe liseal synem ian essenlral delusion ir
rnoney is lo rnoinlarri any boner voluel rs ladlng as
nauuri slaies and pionr eorporarrnns loll ro rneel rherr
delirs. and eirher iopudlare dehls or go inlo volunrary
houidorron. in every ease, lhe riisl lalls back on us
urge ornls nol only lose our money lo slarr wuh, our
make us pay [or rho loss Large ronipanies xecelve
puhlre subsidies (when drreei rash suhsidies. op lhe
Sugav lnduslryl lhar would make rnillion s ol
Wipers

Fiseal irriorieylrasodl roeiooes give a lalse impression
or seenriry, which qui klv lalls aporl evrry AU or so
yeari when inllolron whirh is iisell due lo
yeed‘nuhs eurreney valueless nie final ~rnllarrnn~
is orused by lhe iiuruse ol nioney, and is now upon us
ll burn in uremllapse ollhermrvnmlal syslern. No
arnounl ol go|d or drauionds (In sveri, reduce, or
solren lhe blwwl lhal name is raining upon us, and in
rhe final itmnhllg, a cabbage an he wnnh a king's
easllelor more) ll rl saves your lire For lhe lasr so years
or so, inoriey has been rriade hy desiruruon ol real
wallh tmds arid loresrsl and «he dehrs ore now bung
called in ov nsroie Mm"

Money is in iiseli nm a nsouree. ii represenrs lor
should represenrl a resourer whldl lies "somewhm
else' onen, however. lhal resouree is a nick's: abpd la
diamond» whrrh pmple rarely hnd a need tor in any
lilelliiealening erisis. and never in any global orisrs surh
as now lhiealens us Money, in a sine sandy, rriosl
lherelore oe lied or fixed in i-alue relauve lo r usrlrrl
rrrl ossel, rhis is me very oasis ol lair «rode in large
socieues.

All rnoriey arises lmm rhe weallh ol rhe narurrl
world lplarils, elean waler, (In! air, rlored energy). The
aorurnulaoon ol unused wealrli, or weshh lhar does noi
lead lo rhe prolilerarron or lire, rs a polluuon ol rhe
sarne nslrrre as any unused resooree. Manure and
inoney have rnueh in eornuron

lnseeure people ran never have ennugh rrialeriol
mm, or rhe appearanres or secuory They rend or
spend ihis rrioney on oionurnenls and proreeuon nlher
man in assrsunp nonrre lo produee wealrh l-leneo, we
ran find lherri arsocialed wllh addieuve, osrenraoous,
and erplorrive oerupauons 5orne lend ro ereel
nioourneriu lo eonrain aequisiuons lloorl in sueh plans
as museums, arl psllerres, slalely hornes. easlle.
llbrlvits, and ehurslies Curmusly, sorli monumenh
ohen display naruiol lhlllgl poroayed m pamhnsi and
ooieeis, our in so doing use up narure (Ihr eedar rohle
buckling rnore revered lhan rhe eedar rree. rhe
leopardoluneoal more valued man lho leopaid)

wrule riorursl resoum luel rurh "wank”, anisans
and arehireers develop rhe inonunierie, arosls deeorale
rhern, and bankers. rnrners. and oil people lurid or
value lhern lire ereeiurn or rooriuinenls iisoll heeornrs
a reason lor errslence The rirh are eonsprcuously
repiosenred in sodelies devored lo rnoriunieiil repair,

 

 

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