Suggested Discussion Outline - including TWO possible policy campaigns

[johnkarls]

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The following outline is respectfully suggested –


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A. Comments About Specific Chapters of “Life After Capitalism: The Meaning of Wealth, the Future of the Economy, and the Time Theory of Money” – 60 minutes

Our tradition is to devote the first portion of each monthly meeting to going through the focus book, chapter by chapter, to invite important comments that are specific to a particular chapter. After all, each participant (except, perhaps, “first timers”) have taken the time to read the focus book and her/his opportunity to opine on anything in the focus book should NOT be denied.

HOWEVER, our total meeting time of 120 minutes should prove a SEVERE constraint, so please be sure your comments really are important.


Prologue – The Theory
Chapter One – Life after Capitalism
Chapter Two – Money Is Time
Chapter Three – The Myth of Economic Man
Chapter Four – Growth Is Learning
Chapter Five – Wealth Is Knowledge
Chapter Six – Material Information
Chapter Seven – A New Stone Age or a New Carbon Age
Chapter Eight – Economics Is Not about Counting Atoms
Chapter Nine – An Efflorescence of Abundances
Chapter Ten – Finance Rampart
Chapter Eleven – The Bankers’ Dilemma
Chapter Twelve – Is Money a Commodity?
Chapter Thirteen – Bitcoin Capitalism
Chapter Fourteen – Information Theory and Economics
Epilogue – The Tablets


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B. Further Discussion – 30 minutes

This Suggested Answers to this month’s Short Quiz (viewtopic.php?f=767&t=2421&sid=5f098e2e ... 536e6e71ff)

were effectively “What Do You Think??? Let’s Discuss!!!” for --

Q&A-16

were actually “What Do You Think??? Let’s Discuss!!!” for

Q&A-6
Q&A-17
Q&A-18
Q&A-19


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C. Re-Directing Two of Our Old Campaigns – 30 minutes

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Benefiting American Taxpayers For The Scientific Discoveries Of Basic Research They Have Financed

In our website’s “Participant Comments” Section for this month was a post entitled “The Forbes Book Review’s Unpardonable Ignorance” - viewtopic.php?f=767&t=2422&sid=5f098e2e ... 536e6e71ff.

It contained our 11/9/2011 “Six Degrees of Separation” E-mail Campaign to President Obama on “Benefiting American Taxpayers For The Scientific Discoveries Of Basic Research They Have Financed.”

It is proposed that we re-direct it to President Biden.

[A simple letter with the same content will suffice because our organization has acquired such visibility in the news media that the Biden Administration will learn about such a simple letter long before the FedEx version arrives.]

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Global Warming (aka Climate Change) and Thorium Fission

In commenting on Jimmy Carter’s ignorant windfall-profits tax, Q&A-10 through Q&A-13 contained voluminous information in Q&A-13 about our Global Warming (aka Climate Change) campaigns promoting thorium fission as the only economic solution that, accordingly, would NOT require military invasions of the world’s worst carbon polluters, such as China, to force them to adopt UNECONOMIC energy sources such as wind and solar.

It is proposed that we discuss whether to remind President Biden of this.

NB: He was bombarded with voluminous information about our position before each of the first FIVE Democrat Presidential Debates in 2019 – please see viewtopic.php?f=23&t=1781&sid=45365bf38 ... dc5472b65e.

IMHO additional action with Pres. Biden would imply that our campaigns have expiration dates.

HOWEVER, I am open to pleading once more with Mr. Biden now that he is President.

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Additional Campaigns???

If anyone has any additional proposals, please post them in this “Discussion Outline” section of our website.

Hopefully, 24 hours in advance so that participants can give them proper consideration.

THOUGH, OF COURSE, CAMPAIGNS THAT ARE CONCEIVED SPONTANEOUSLY DURING A MEETING ARE NOT PROHIBITED.