Mind's Eye Re: Peer Networking

The government decides how to spend/mis-spend the taxes and fees they
raise because we thought it wise at one time to give them that power.
Banks have altered their function and don't forget credit cards as
unsecured loans. Somehow, my mind drifted to Plato's "Republic"- but
there are many examples of attempts to organize society- none of
which, imho, has done a very good job. There is an impossible lack of
control particularly since the advent of Liberalism.



On Sep 22, 6:29 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think the germ of the idea is in this Don.  All money essentially
> comes from government - what we get from banks is debt.  Street-up
> decision-making isn't all of it as rigsy points out.
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> On 22 Sep, 12:26, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > You still have to deal with priorities on that list, however. Stadiums
> > might trump infrastructure.
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> > On Sep 22, 5:22 am, Don Johnson <daj...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > >http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB1000087239639044416580457800851...
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> > > This is what I'm talking about! Decentralization is key. I believe this is
> > > your busy bees at work Neil.
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> > > "Peer networks don't have to involve digital technology. Twenty years ago,
> > > the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre pioneered a radical new technique called
> > > "participatory budgeting." Each year, the city's 16 regions conduct general
> > > assemblies in which neighbors debate priorities for the budget: school
> > > construction, sewer repair, bridge building. The assemblies create a ranked
> > > list of projects, and the government disperses funds accordingly. The money
> > > comes from the state, but the decision of what to fund comes from the
> > > street."
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