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And all this is important because... a relatively small group of people (members of Congress) decides how to spend public funds. If each person had control of a small but equal fraction of the total public funds budget and were required to spend as they choose but only in support of programs that, say, 60% of the people deem to be a valuable contribution to the public good, then the question of who is elected to Congress will become a much smaller concern. (Congress as an institution would take on an advisory role if spending decisions and decisions about how much pollution to allow and how rapidly natural resources should be depleted were made by the people at large.)
As our civilization moves closer toward collapse (as we continue to deplete resources faster than we are learning to do without, and as the quality of civil society continues to erode here and abroad), people will have less and less free time and attention to devote to the latest investigation of systemic corruption and regulatory capture. (Industries that benefit from public spending will have more and more latitude within which to influence the regulatory and funding apparatus of government.
Are we ready for a paradigm shift yet?
What do we need to know that news media are not telling us?
Systemic flaws are not reported
Integration of Human Society and the Biosphere
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