From the website:
"The term and meaning of a Resource Based Economy was originated by Jacque Fresco. It is a holistic socio-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."
There is also a short video of Fresco talking about the concepts.
It's certainly a pretty interesting idea, but a far-out one at that. It requires a total redesign of the worlds social-economic system, but perhaps that's what we need to ensure we survive as a species, beyond 2100.
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http://thevenusproject.com/the-venus-project/resource-based-economy
From the website:
"The term and meaning of a Resource Based Economy was originated by Jacque Fresco. It is a holistic socio-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."
There is also a short video of Fresco talking about the concepts.
It's certainly a pretty interesting idea, but a far-out one at that. It requires a total redesign of the worlds social-economic system, but perhaps that's what we need to ensure we survive as a species, beyond 2100.
Bruce