discerningkate March 26, 2013

PROUT: A New Socio-Economic Paradigm?

Interview with Revolutionary Monk, Author and Activist Dada Maheshvarananda.

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Bestearth on March 26, 2013 at 2:46 pm
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I was wondering what Prout says about home ownwership.? From other source from people working on a new social system the figure of 3 times the average yearly income is the right figure.

But it would require fundamental shift in values for people to stop profiteering from house sales. So it means that the figures would be more of less static under Prout so that home ownership remains affordable for next generations.

Does Prout use a sovereign credit system within countries?
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  Steve on June 19, 2013 at 4:44 am
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  Maybe my head is in the clouds but part of the problem with credit is debt. And to me it seems that through debt a person, group or even country can be controlled using it’s debt. how can credit be truly sovereign system with this potential?
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    discerningkate on July 4, 2013 at 3:41 pm
    
    Simple, coopertively run banks. Run by members of the community for members of the community – this however should be extended to a more global level. Only when the banks are out of private hands can sovereignty and economic democracy be achieved.
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    Jeslyn on August 18, 2014 at 6:33 am
    
    What a pleasure to find someone who idefitnies the issues so clearly
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discerningkate on March 26, 2013 at 9:09 pm
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Prout says we can own a property, even two or three but not 100. These kind of things will have to be determined by us together. There has been some discussion within the organisation about what constitutes a fair economic ceiling on wealth. $2million has been thrown around. But again these kind of details will be established together after vigorous research and consultation.

I’m not sure what you mean by sovereign credit system? But banks under a Prout system will all be co-operatively owned.
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Bestearth on March 27, 2013 at 6:33 pm
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It’s a national bank that doesn’t borrow money from privately owned banks like the federal reserve. Currently most nations borrow from these oligarch owned private banks. Coops are fine for small projects but don’t think could raise enough for really big national projects.

Government issued credit for productive projects only would get around this problem, that way no interest goes into hands of banksters. Thereby keeping countries wealth in the country.

So far my feeling about Prout is that it’s emphahsis is very eastern influence, the ideal of spiritual excellence. The western ideal is more like technical excellence, if they could combine somehow that would probably be the best of both worlds.
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  discerningkate on May 24, 2013 at 5:12 pm
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  I agree, it’s about finding the middle ground amongst the extremes.
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  Steve on June 19, 2013 at 4:49 am
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  Very very interesting guy’s. I have been thinking for the last 10 years or so that we have been on the verge of a totally new economic system.It’s good to see you guys discussing this subject and staying rational about it.
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Google on September 2, 2014 at 8:43 pm
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constantly i used to read smaller articles which as well clear their motive, and
that is also happening with this paragraph which I am reading at this time.

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