I will not withhold the fact that I am a passive anarchist (that being I approve of anarchy as a tool of change but don't do anything directly to encourage it). So I cant help but find this entire system funny. My roommate panicked a bit when our bank collapsed and got bought out by another, I laughed.
Obviously an answer has to come up eventually though. This is mine, combined with ideas of a number of friends:
Let the giant financal system collapse, use the millions and billions the CEO's and their associates have squirreled to return investments back to those who are being ruined by them (only those whose lives are truly being ruined though, rich people can stand to loose a few million from an investment fund).
Take that 700 Billion and put it somewhere useful. INFASTRUCTURE! I dont mean financial infrastructure, but the actual physical infrastructure of this country. Use it to put to work the millions of the unemployed in this country into repairing our roads, Bridges, Railroads, ect.
Use it to fund massive think tanks with experience scientists, exceptional college students, and some normal people with brains (even those with a limited hard science background come up with awesome ideas, but don't have the technical know how to know if they are feasible). Let them work out was to make our energy system more self sufficient and sustainable, let them design technology that is cheap, safe, and green.
Do the same with automotives, industry, recycling. Sure all these already have small think tanks, but imagine how much more effective they would be with a few million dollars to buy materials and do research.
And of course don't let the money line pocket books any more then is necessary for survival, and some comforts.
and after writing this i think im going to post it in my journal too..
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Obviously an answer has to come up eventually though. This is mine, combined with ideas of a number of friends:
Let the giant financal system collapse, use the millions and billions the CEO's and their associates have squirreled to return investments back to those who are being ruined by them (only those whose lives are truly being ruined though, rich people can stand to loose a few million from an investment fund).
Take that 700 Billion and put it somewhere useful. INFASTRUCTURE! I dont mean financial infrastructure, but the actual physical infrastructure of this country. Use it to put to work the millions of the unemployed in this country into repairing our roads, Bridges, Railroads, ect.
Use it to fund massive think tanks with experience scientists, exceptional college students, and some normal people with brains (even those with a limited hard science background come up with awesome ideas, but don't have the technical know how to know if they are feasible). Let them work out was to make our energy system more self sufficient and sustainable, let them design technology that is cheap, safe, and green.
Do the same with automotives, industry, recycling. Sure all these already have small think tanks, but imagine how much more effective they would be with a few million dollars to buy materials and do research.
And of course don't let the money line pocket books any more then is necessary for survival, and some comforts.
and after writing this i think im going to post it in my journal too..