The Venus Project-Resource Based Economy

by thevenusprojectmedia on 29 Aug 2011

The term and meaning of a Resource-Based Economy was originated by Jacque Fresco. It is a holistic social and economic system 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 very high standard of living with all of the amenities of a high technological society.

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. 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.

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Peter Joseph on Russia Today [Dec 2 '11]

Monetary System, Debt, & Resource-Based Economy
Courtesy of Russia Today, rt.com (thank you!)

From Rt.com:
...So, with all of the problems in the world today, how do people begin to think about, let alone implement solutions that can improve their lives and those of others in society? Economists like Steve Keen support debt jubilees, others like Lew Rockwell and Ron Paul support sound money as the solution, but what about

something more radical? What about getting grid of money, profit and competition all together? Well, Peter Joseph, author of the Zeitgeist series, believes that society can evolve to do just that. He joins us during the show to talk about the role of debt, the monetary system, and social norms that encourage what he views as

inefficient and destructive behavior that does more harm for society than good.

Dear, Occupy w/ Love, Zeitgeist |6ofX| Stop Playing The Game

Original by TheFifthGreatApe on 15 Nov 2011

An excerpt from 'Social Pathology' by Peter Joseph
http://youtu.be/jL3qdeKOxVc

This a new series that will attempt to wet some whistles.
Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9796B5A143F39952

Original music by TheFifthGreatApe

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"There isn't and never will be, in the American money supply or most other money supplies on the planet, enough money in existence at any one time to cover that outstanding transactions within the economy. Money is created out of debt, through loans. And interest is charged for those loans whether it is a government bond, or personal home equity loan.

If every single debt was called in right now in our economy there would be an enormous amount of money that is literally impossible to pay back. This is a central reason why stratification and inequality is literally built in to our system. The inherent scarcity of the money supply itself.

Imagine that. In this system bankruptcy isn't some irregular byproduct that negligent people just happen to stumble into. It is an inevitable built-in attribute. It's a game of musical chairs."

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A Resource Based Conversation

(The Venus Project FAQ Summary)
by pressureGM on 25 Nov 2010

This is my first attempt at a TZM/TVP/RBE related video. I tried to condense highlights of TVP's FAQ into a short and light 10 min animation using Xtranormal. You may recognize these two from the HTC EVO vs iPhone 4 video. I tried my best to get the character traits down without distracting from the key messages of the video. Enjoy and spread the knowledge. Peace and Love.

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Jacque Fresco-Technology & Unemployment-Dec.12, 2010

by thevenusprojectmedia on 31 may 2011

Jacque talks about technological unemployment, industry and social issues.
http://thevenusproject.com

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Education

Russia Today - Zeitgeist: Moving beyond money

by AwesomeTurd on Mar 25, 2011

Interview with Peter Joseph @ Russia Today

In his latest film, Zeitgeist: Moving Forward, director Peter Joseph presents a case for a transition out of the current socioeconomic monetary paradigm which runs modern global society to a new sustainable resource based economy.

"A resource based economy explicitly wants to remove the actual mechanics of exchange and the market system itself," Joseph explained.

He argued, "You have to understand, first of all, that the problems we are seeing I the world is not the result some bad policy or some legislation or inflationary cycle."

Everyone suffers under the system that exists and suffering is inevitable, not because of politics or policy, but because of monetary existence. The system is flawed. Money is the problem. The focus should be resources, such as food, health and other aspects.

"We live in a technical reality, not a monetary one," he added. "When you take a technical perspective as opposed to a monetary perspective we see we can resolve just about all the major human woes on this planet by restructuring the entire economic phenomenon to be truly economic -- meaning preservation and sustainability."

Joseph argued the world could get rid of major problems by restructuring and removing the class system that exists today, a system where 1 percent of the people have all the money and power and an invested interest in keeping the system in place.

"An entirely new approach can be taken," he said.

If the world shifted to a view of shared good as opposed to individual good, everyone would benefit and poverty, hunger, crime, war and health crisis would be eliminated, he contended.

Under a system of nature and viewing the world as one lance, not a place with many places, we can create a single human society and meet all human needs collectively.

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Education