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lrul nol in {M area ol landseape rehahrlrlalron,

ll is ho. a shorl srep lmm wuril’nppmg inside
munumenls m worshippmy monumenls lherruelyes
lponple olien hem! more proud nl rhelr ehureh rhan
lhey are oi lhe "as and slones whleh were deslroyed
lo nuild ill ll ls an even easier slep lo eonluse onesell
will! lhe elealur, and all lhe easier ll one adopls a oelrel
syslem m whlen 50d is purlrnyed as a manl (Some
would say lhrsuanlroulrlogodl

Money, however, is nol rnlrrnsreally evil: u is lhe
arrumulnlmn ol money and us use ro zxpklll ulhers lhar
rs eyil The evil lpoyilepe, power, slupldlly, willhrlnrssl
lies k‘llhln people, nor wnhln money ilsell Nor is lhe
melon; or money neeessarily errl, pmvldmg rhe uses ol
money ore erealryo and asrsl rhe nalural world lo
pmlllerale Thus. we can have n elear eonsoenee on
money pul lo earlh rehaollnanon.

We should druelop or ereale weallli yusl as we
dzvdnp lnndseapes, lay mnunmhng on conservanon
or my and nanrral resoureer lreduelng lhe need ro
ear-n), by developing prorreanve assels lprolrlerallna
loresrs. pra ,and llle syslemsl, by Indium; lho
crunch or degenera‘ivr assels lroads. monumenls,
euiesl, and lay eonslanrly divesting ourselyes ol any
surplus weallh lo mess ends,

Money is lo lhe serial laorie as waler is to landsseape
ll rs lhe aeenl oi oanspon, lhe rhaper and movcr ol
lude Like warer. n is run lhe total amounl oi money
enlenng a eommumly which eounls; u is the number oi
uses or dunes m whreh we ean druerr money and lhe
number ol eyeles nl use. rhar measures lhe iv lalnlrry
oi lhar money. Leakage lrorn lhe eommunuy musl
lherelore oe preyenled and reeyehng mode lhe rule

Money risell ls um n reseuree, and has no lnlrmsre
mine or use, but rl eon errale earegorres ol resounes or
assets, whrrh we ran rdenniy ns lollons inner ~lurneoll.
lwsl:

- DmENERATIVE. more assets rhal decay, rusl, or
wear our lhe bulldlnps, roads, ours, lurnrshlnps, and
applianees ulsoeiely. Too my ad lhese ~aaseis" m any
region will rmporensh rhe regron in melon; lerrn

cmmumve The lools oi sorrely; lhose lhmgs
wmeh mnnuladun or proeess raw maherials mro usehrl
produns lhuskers, gmvdm, blunders, lashes. lurrlaeos,
and so uni These do wear our, our run he used to
reprrrnrrlr ulhtv in wrnlcshops. All gmups need some ol
lhe loola ol pnxesung and repair, a Wire larmer hires
our or shares surh lools

- PROCREATIVE the lrees. wildlile, llslr.
rnyenelrrales, mammals, and domeslrr |Ivesto¢k ol a
mgmn people who rnarnnise a proouaoye asser base
can supporl lhe use ol some lools, and modesl
dogenerallvz assels People who merirruse lhe
peoession ol degoneranve am (wilfully lall in lherr
alrempls lo organrse upkeep and repaxrihtnte so
many ruined easlles and sralely homes

i would also add in she ahuve fikganL-s

- |NFORMATIONALz lnlormalion ledueallon and
dalal. plus applied lnlellrgenee nukes lhe hesr use ol all
assets, decides halanees in lhe asser hasty “Jules

 

 

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lurure lrends, and loresees needs and ehanpes Seeds
have a high inlorrnauon eonlenr, as do books or dale
bases

- CONSERVATIVE lnsulaunn, dams, money res
eycllrrr syslems. good slorage areas, and shaky:
loresrs lo guard agarnsl erosion or desenrrlennun are all
ealeeorles ol eonserver soeiery Issets, All lhese guard
resourees ror lulure use. and are essenllal lo a
susralnaole syslem

It lollows lhar expendimu on earegorres 3 lo 5
eonserye and erenle weahh in nny sulelv. ii a grenl
many weallhprodueing assels are availaole, lhen same
degeneralrye assers can he supporled. In“ any soriely
wlnen spends only on saleaorles l and 2 will hrsr
pollule, and lhen eyenrually exlmguish, rls resouree
oase

Aparr hum lhe assel ealegories givfll above, rareiul
eonsideraoon musl be gm“ hy any blokglon no whal
rs |ocll|y eonseryed and used lrhe basis oi regional
weallh, sueh as soill and whal ean ho exporied ns a
lrade rlem (surplus warer or surplus manulaerurel, ll
lhen lollows lhal lrnanelal insrlrulions should
rhemselyes pay elose allenlron «r lherr iulkuun in lhar
region. preyenlme llahges of essenonl rsourees, and
enpedrnng lhe expon ol loeal surplus "I order to iron,
searee resources In|0 lhe mgmn Such surplus should
nol, however, lse based on lhe loss ol any inepliczabk
resoureesueh as soil or humus

Above all, any llnanrral insl ullnn should pay
allenoon or two neeessnous ~loundallon slones~.

- AN ETHIC. erpressed as a puolrshed, lzgally
bxndlng,and puolrely known ehaner, and

- RESTRICTION TO APPROPRIATE RESOURCE
uEvELcPMENT AND noun n rls operalrons llor
nnl all llnaneial rnsnlunons sun every olneenye oi
mmmumryl

wnhoulerhus or reslnelions, any linanelal insnnrnon
rs a danger and a weakness in a cornmunny Wilh
sound aims and resource usage reslrrelrons, any
rmaneral insnnrnon ran pwvflu lenkage ol wenlth anal
the erosion or oasie resourres, so that n is rlsell an asset
ooeommunny, and ouilds weallh lor remeesnnenl.

Financial lnslllulrons lrhose whreh deal in publrr
lundsl are allhe [allowing nanrre

r credu mun-u

- Credll eooperallres

. 'lrusrsand loundnlrons

- Savmgs and loan banks, or ammhuns

. lnsuranoeaeeneles

- Finanee companies and kndlng organisalinm

- Cmnmmial or merehanl banks

- lnyeronenr hrokersand sloelr exchanges

- l.rmiled lilblllry eompanies lrisksapllall

r Trading or puolre romparues

- Cooperaoyes

Thereareorher and rmnorsyslems in use, bu| earh pl
lhe abor-e ars now worldwrde, have spsonerppmpriole
uses, and ran be lairly easily underslood or erealed by
any eommunily The essenrlals ol an elhieal hank
syslem is non only lhal n has an elhieal eharner and is