Birth of Religion

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Religion had its Birth in the observations made by men about the nature of Nature.  A Shepard or Farmer would observe that the Sun would change the position of rising and setting over time and then repeat the process with the changing of Seasons.
They would observe that their best product of seed or animal would produce the best new crop or births.   They followed the same practice with the discovery of the pharmaceutical properties of Fauna & Flora. That is why Religion invented the rule that you must offer only your best to please the Gods. That gave Power Holders the best stock of seed and semen to grow their capital wealth.  

The Gods did not deliver Religious rules of knowledge on either Stone or Clay tablets. Observation by men of natural occurrences were remembered, measured, and recorded. That is  Science. Scientific observation became Religious Myth and was coded into stories to teach the people of the existence of hidden knowledge that the Priest held as a gift from the Gods That created a Power Source to rule with. 

The power to rule is not easily surrendered even to the observation of better knowledge.  That is why Religion values Belief over Scientific observation for the acquisition of knowledge. Science is dynamic learning.  Religion is static belief.  The World is no longer Flat. I guess Science is more powerful when Belief stops matching what can be proved as a fact. 

Written by William Hodge

Stop Money Creation by Corporate Banks

Central Bank Money

I am a nonconformist in my views about economics and Government. I support the view that the democratically elected Sovereign Government should control the creation and supply of currency.  In fact, our Constitution gives us that power through  Congress

I see money as a contract between parties to trade Goods & Service today in exchange for a "promissory note"  that will purchase a choice of Goods & Service from other Sellers at a chosen later time by the holder of the note. 

That promissory note can be personally held and traded or it can a deposit in a Bank in an Asset Account as Money. It is held as a Bank Asset balanced by a Bank Liability to the Depositor on demand.   The value of that money is determined by the availability of Labor, productive capacity and raw material supply to produce desired Goods & Service and to pay debt & taxes

I also believe that the power of Corporate Banks to create new money in return for a Borrower "promissory note" to repay legal tender money in the future should be ended. Money should only be created by the Federal Reserve Banks and loaned to Corporate Banks for lending to Borrowers based on the assets deposited in the Corporate Bank by Bank Customers.

William Hodge 

Life is more than Labor

Life Changing Labor

I am a Son of the South from agricultural forebears. In my youth subsistence-level labor created by the Segregation system furnished wage-slaves to make growing crops more profitable. Segregation had replaced the Bonded Slave system used before the Civil War mostly used to pick cotton. That was a Prime example of creating slaves to enrich the 1%ers.  

It was the invention of the cotton gin that created this very profitable use of Slave labor and later segregated subsistence wage-slaves to support the 1%ers of Agriculture. Then they invented a Cotton Picking Machine. Now no one picks cotton by hand. Another machine had eliminated what the first machine [the cotton gin] created and changed the culture of the South.

The use of computer technology and robotics to automate both the simplest of tasks and the most complex task will eventually eliminate the majority of the entire labor class and the white collar jobs as well. If we do not find a way to distribute income to create a system to distribute food, shelter, medical care, and survival skills, we may end up in a system that effectively eliminates people or creates make-believe work to keep them busy.

I prefer that all have the freedom to find their own creative path to life fulfillment.  By distributing Universal Unconditional Basic Income to purchase sufficient food, adequate shelter, medical care, transportation, and learning skills to pursue their passions, we can create a new entrepreneurial culture. That will give meaning to each life by permitting the individual personal choice of Life Paths.  We will create for each the unalienable "Right to Pursue Happiness".

by William Hodge

Rowing the National Boat

One Boat many Passengers

I am opposed to SLAVERY of any kind. I want every person to have the choice of working for a wage he agrees to or not work for a wage at all if he chooses.

To achieve that goal we must first understand the concept of the Commonwealth.  It is the Income derived from the use of any land and what lies beneath that land, the water on or below that land, and the air above that land that is controlled by the  Sovereign Nation. 

The evidence that the Nation controls the Right to that income is it has the power to charge user fees or to levy taxes on the privilege granted of private usage for profit or pleasure. Additional proof is that the Government has the Right of Eminent Domain to reclaim for Public use any property that is currently claimed by other entities for private use. It also has the power to tax the accumulation of profit[income] from Private usage to support the General Welfare of the Nation & Citizens.

In a Democratic Nation, it is an implied Right that every Citizen should benefit from a Dividend from his Common share of the Commonwealth. From that grows the concept of giving every citizen [rich man - poor man - beggar man - thief] a Basic Income Guarantee. That income should be enough to purchase sufficient food, adequate shelter, general transportation, effective medical care and the right to learn life skills. 

As technological and Robotics advance there will be less availability of wages from work and greater need of Unconditional Basic Income to escape the poverty of Wage Slave Jobs.  It is past time to begin a scalable program that provides guaranteed access to food, shelter, medical care, transportation, and life skill training.

 by William Hodge