Transition to Resource Based Economy Model of Living
Resource Based Economy
The term and meaning of a Resource Based Economy was originated by Jacque Fresco. It is a holistic socio-economicsystem in which all goods and services are available without the use of money, credits, barter or any other system of debt or servitude.
All resources become the common heritage of all of the inhabitants, not just a select few. The premise upon which this system is based is that the Earth is abundant with plentiful resource; our practice of rationing resources through monetary methods is irrelevant and counter productive to our survival.
Modern society has access to highly advanced technology and can make available food, clothing, housing and medical care; update our educational system; and develop a limitless supply of renewable, non-contaminating energy.
By supplying an efficiently designed economy, everyone can enjoy a good standard of living and benefit from open source sustainable technology.
A resource-based economy would utilize existing resources from the land and sea, physical equipment, industrial plants, etc. to enhance the lives of the total population on the Earth. In an economy based on resources rather than money, we could easily produce all of the necessities of life and provide a high standard of living for all.
Consider the following examples: At the beginning of World War II the US had a mere 600 or so first-class fighting aircraft. We rapidly overcame this short supply by turning out more than 90,000 planes a year. The question at the start of World War II was: Do we have enough funds to produce the required implements of war? The answer was no, we did not have enough money, nor did we have enough gold; but we did have more than enough resources. It was the available resources that enabled the US to achieve the high production and efficiency required to win the war. Unfortunately this is only considered in times of war.
In a resource-based economy all of the world's resources are held as the common heritage of all of Earth's people, thus eventually outgrowing the need for the artificial boundaries that separate people. This is the unifying imperative.
We must emphasize that this approach to global governance has nothing whatever in common with the present aims of an elite to form a world government with themselves and large corporations at the helm, and the vast majority of the world's population subservient to them. Our vision of globalization empowers each and every person on the planet to be the best they can be, not to live in abject subjugation to a corporate governing body.
Our proposals would not only add to the well being of people, but they would also provide the necessary information that would enable them to participate in any area of their competence. The measure of success would be based on the fulfillment of one's individual pursuits rather than the acquisition of wealth, property and power.
At present, we have enough material resources to provide a very high standard of living for all of Earth's inhabitants. Only when population exceeds the carrying capacity of the land do many problems such as greed, crime and violence emerge. By overcoming scarcity, most of the crimes and even the prisons of today's society would no longer be necessary.
A resource-based economy would make it possible to use technology to overcome scarce resources by applying renewable sources of energy, computerizing and automating manufacturing and inventory, designing safe energy-efficient cities and advanced transportation systems, providing universal health care and more relevant education, and most of all by generating a new incentive system based on human and environmental concern.
Many people believe that there is too much technology in the world today, and that technology is the major cause of our environmental pollution. This is not the case. It is the abuse and misuse of technology that should be our major concern. In a more humane civilization, instead of machines displacing people they would shorten the workday, increase the availability of goods and services, and lengthen vacation time. If we utilize new technology to raise the standard of living for all people, then the infusion of machine technology would no longer be a threat.
A resource-based world economy would also involve all-out efforts to develop new, clean, and renewable sources of energy: geothermal; controlled fusion; solar; photovoltaic; wind, wave, and tidal power; and even fuel from the oceans. We would eventually be able to have energy in unlimited quantity that could propel civilization for thousands of years. A resource-based economy must also be committed to the redesign of our cities, transportation systems, and industrial plants, allowing them to be energy efficient, clean, and conveniently serve the needs of all people.
What else would a resource-based economy mean? Technology intelligently and efficiently applied, conserves energy, reduces waste, and provides more leisure time. With automated inventory on a global scale, we can maintain a balance between production and distribution. Only nutritious and healthy food would be available and planned obsolescence would be unnecessary and non-existent in a resource-based economy.
As we outgrow the need for professions based on the monetary system, for instance lawyers, bankers, insurance agents, marketing and advertising personnel, salespersons, and stockbrokers, a considerable amount of waste will be eliminated. Considerable amounts of energy would also be saved by eliminating the duplication of competitive products such as tools, eating utensils, pots, pans and vacuum cleaners. Choice is good. But instead of hundreds of different manufacturing plants and all the paperwork and personnel required to turn out similar products, only a few of the highest quality would be needed to serve the entire population. Our only shortage is the lack of creative thought and intelligence in ourselves and our elected leaders to solve these problems. The most valuable, untapped resource today is human ingenuity.
With the elimination of debt, the fear of losing one's job will no longer be a threat. This assurance, combined with education on how to relate to one another in a much more meaningful way, could considerably reduce both mental and physical stress and leave us free to explore and develop our abilities.
If the thought of eliminating money troubles you, consider this: If a group of people with gold, diamonds and money were stranded on an island that had no resources such as food, clean air and water, their wealth would be irrelevant to their survival. It is only when resources are scarce that money can be used to control their distribution. One could not, for example, sell the air we breathe or water abundantly flowing down from a mountain stream. Although air and water are valuable, in abundance they cannot be sold.
Money is only important in a society when certain resources for survival must be rationed and the people accept money as an exchange medium for the scarce resources. Money is a social convention, an agreement if you will. It is neither a natural resource nor does it represent one. It is not necessary for survival unless we have been conditioned to accept it as such.
Resource Based Economy V/s Our Present Perception and the methods for transition
Having said and known all about RBEM (Resource Based Economic Model); we got to train our minds to perceive this understanding of Resource Production and Distribution system empowered by science and sustainable technology rather than resource trading for profits.
However; humans have to participate in production and distribution planning together to meet each other’s requirements before dreaming of complete automation. Technology gradually can be enhanced for all where lot of laborious work can be automated. However; till we don’t have enough sustainable or renewable source of energy supply, production of energy is a challenge. Even solar and wind energy if we consider at global level is not sustainable but are of course better than energy which creates pollution; however using such energy system has their limitations.
What makes major difference is our perception. Private property ownership and profit motive are perception which separate human beings from human beings or in other words the paradigm of separation brings private property ownership and profit motive in humans and therefore this separation as a by product makes ecology unsustainable, brings competition and polluting life style; as the search for power over others become unavoidable in separation.
Pollution, corruption, crimes related to finance or property, exploitation, profiting mania all such vices are caused due to this separation.
How do we transit from separation paradigm to united paradigm?
We got to change our values, perception and understanding about life. We got to understand why Resource Distribution System or Resource Based Economy is better and healthy for all of us and is in harmony with ecology and beneficial for all man kind.
We got to change our attitude, approach, action and style of communication and language to bring universal brotherhood.
The practical transition starts with few people deciding to unite and come out of their personal fears and limitations not otherwise.
Methods for transition
-Participation in management of our living system without profit motive and without ownership along with like minded people
-Participation in growing our food and other necessities without profit motive and ownership along with like minded people
-Participation in providing services to the society without profit motive and ownership along with like minded people.
- In case if you have limitations directly joining the doers than become RBEM supporters.
RBEM supporters may help other such RBE life style initiators by participation in supporting them to adopt this new paradigm through offering them resources and help they need to build a new kind of life style and habitat while planning your own transition in future to the RBE habitat.
- There are many other areas which require change; education, arts, entertainment, science, technology, methods of psychological growth/enhanced perception (avoiding the ambiguous term “spirituality” & replacing it by psychological growth) to build a greater civilization.
The term and meaning of a Resource Based Economy was originated by Jacque Fresco. It is a holistic socio-economicsystem in which all goods and services are available without the use of money, credits, barter or any other system of debt or servitude.
All resources become the common heritage of all of the inhabitants, not just a select few. The premise upon which this system is based is that the Earth is abundant with plentiful resource; our practice of rationing resources through monetary methods is irrelevant and counter productive to our survival.
Modern society has access to highly advanced technology and can make available food, clothing, housing and medical care; update our educational system; and develop a limitless supply of renewable, non-contaminating energy.
By supplying an efficiently designed economy, everyone can enjoy a good standard of living and benefit from open source sustainable technology.
A resource-based economy would utilize existing resources from the land and sea, physical equipment, industrial plants, etc. to enhance the lives of the total population on the Earth. In an economy based on resources rather than money, we could easily produce all of the necessities of life and provide a high standard of living for all.
Consider the following examples: At the beginning of World War II the US had a mere 600 or so first-class fighting aircraft. We rapidly overcame this short supply by turning out more than 90,000 planes a year. The question at the start of World War II was: Do we have enough funds to produce the required implements of war? The answer was no, we did not have enough money, nor did we have enough gold; but we did have more than enough resources. It was the available resources that enabled the US to achieve the high production and efficiency required to win the war. Unfortunately this is only considered in times of war.
In a resource-based economy all of the world's resources are held as the common heritage of all of Earth's people, thus eventually outgrowing the need for the artificial boundaries that separate people. This is the unifying imperative.
We must emphasize that this approach to global governance has nothing whatever in common with the present aims of an elite to form a world government with themselves and large corporations at the helm, and the vast majority of the world's population subservient to them. Our vision of globalization empowers each and every person on the planet to be the best they can be, not to live in abject subjugation to a corporate governing body.
Our proposals would not only add to the well being of people, but they would also provide the necessary information that would enable them to participate in any area of their competence. The measure of success would be based on the fulfillment of one's individual pursuits rather than the acquisition of wealth, property and power.
At present, we have enough material resources to provide a very high standard of living for all of Earth's inhabitants. Only when population exceeds the carrying capacity of the land do many problems such as greed, crime and violence emerge. By overcoming scarcity, most of the crimes and even the prisons of today's society would no longer be necessary.
A resource-based economy would make it possible to use technology to overcome scarce resources by applying renewable sources of energy, computerizing and automating manufacturing and inventory, designing safe energy-efficient cities and advanced transportation systems, providing universal health care and more relevant education, and most of all by generating a new incentive system based on human and environmental concern.
Many people believe that there is too much technology in the world today, and that technology is the major cause of our environmental pollution. This is not the case. It is the abuse and misuse of technology that should be our major concern. In a more humane civilization, instead of machines displacing people they would shorten the workday, increase the availability of goods and services, and lengthen vacation time. If we utilize new technology to raise the standard of living for all people, then the infusion of machine technology would no longer be a threat.
A resource-based world economy would also involve all-out efforts to develop new, clean, and renewable sources of energy: geothermal; controlled fusion; solar; photovoltaic; wind, wave, and tidal power; and even fuel from the oceans. We would eventually be able to have energy in unlimited quantity that could propel civilization for thousands of years. A resource-based economy must also be committed to the redesign of our cities, transportation systems, and industrial plants, allowing them to be energy efficient, clean, and conveniently serve the needs of all people.
What else would a resource-based economy mean? Technology intelligently and efficiently applied, conserves energy, reduces waste, and provides more leisure time. With automated inventory on a global scale, we can maintain a balance between production and distribution. Only nutritious and healthy food would be available and planned obsolescence would be unnecessary and non-existent in a resource-based economy.
As we outgrow the need for professions based on the monetary system, for instance lawyers, bankers, insurance agents, marketing and advertising personnel, salespersons, and stockbrokers, a considerable amount of waste will be eliminated. Considerable amounts of energy would also be saved by eliminating the duplication of competitive products such as tools, eating utensils, pots, pans and vacuum cleaners. Choice is good. But instead of hundreds of different manufacturing plants and all the paperwork and personnel required to turn out similar products, only a few of the highest quality would be needed to serve the entire population. Our only shortage is the lack of creative thought and intelligence in ourselves and our elected leaders to solve these problems. The most valuable, untapped resource today is human ingenuity.
With the elimination of debt, the fear of losing one's job will no longer be a threat. This assurance, combined with education on how to relate to one another in a much more meaningful way, could considerably reduce both mental and physical stress and leave us free to explore and develop our abilities.
If the thought of eliminating money troubles you, consider this: If a group of people with gold, diamonds and money were stranded on an island that had no resources such as food, clean air and water, their wealth would be irrelevant to their survival. It is only when resources are scarce that money can be used to control their distribution. One could not, for example, sell the air we breathe or water abundantly flowing down from a mountain stream. Although air and water are valuable, in abundance they cannot be sold.
Money is only important in a society when certain resources for survival must be rationed and the people accept money as an exchange medium for the scarce resources. Money is a social convention, an agreement if you will. It is neither a natural resource nor does it represent one. It is not necessary for survival unless we have been conditioned to accept it as such.
Resource Based Economy V/s Our Present Perception and the methods for transition
Having said and known all about RBEM (Resource Based Economic Model); we got to train our minds to perceive this understanding of Resource Production and Distribution system empowered by science and sustainable technology rather than resource trading for profits.
However; humans have to participate in production and distribution planning together to meet each other’s requirements before dreaming of complete automation. Technology gradually can be enhanced for all where lot of laborious work can be automated. However; till we don’t have enough sustainable or renewable source of energy supply, production of energy is a challenge. Even solar and wind energy if we consider at global level is not sustainable but are of course better than energy which creates pollution; however using such energy system has their limitations.
What makes major difference is our perception. Private property ownership and profit motive are perception which separate human beings from human beings or in other words the paradigm of separation brings private property ownership and profit motive in humans and therefore this separation as a by product makes ecology unsustainable, brings competition and polluting life style; as the search for power over others become unavoidable in separation.
Pollution, corruption, crimes related to finance or property, exploitation, profiting mania all such vices are caused due to this separation.
How do we transit from separation paradigm to united paradigm?
We got to change our values, perception and understanding about life. We got to understand why Resource Distribution System or Resource Based Economy is better and healthy for all of us and is in harmony with ecology and beneficial for all man kind.
We got to change our attitude, approach, action and style of communication and language to bring universal brotherhood.
The practical transition starts with few people deciding to unite and come out of their personal fears and limitations not otherwise.
Methods for transition
-Participation in management of our living system without profit motive and without ownership along with like minded people
-Participation in growing our food and other necessities without profit motive and ownership along with like minded people
-Participation in providing services to the society without profit motive and ownership along with like minded people.
- In case if you have limitations directly joining the doers than become RBEM supporters.
RBEM supporters may help other such RBE life style initiators by participation in supporting them to adopt this new paradigm through offering them resources and help they need to build a new kind of life style and habitat while planning your own transition in future to the RBE habitat.
- There are many other areas which require change; education, arts, entertainment, science, technology, methods of psychological growth/enhanced perception (avoiding the ambiguous term “spirituality” & replacing it by psychological growth) to build a greater civilization.