The Power and Freedom of Money: A Simple Look
Posted February 17, 2008 
Comments(1) I posted an article by DJ Campbell here a while back, about tax-cuts and the negative aspect that people seem to be too naive to see. Well, I have another piece by DJ that I’d like to share on the power and freedom of money.
“The life, power and freedom you have are given to you by other people, and theirs is given by you. The way we give and receive power, freedom and the basics we need to survive is with money, and those systems created to exchange it: markets and the economy.
So those things we value are quantified by and exchanged for money. In real terms a person’s or object’s dollar (monetary) value is its real value to people, when that person or object is compared to other people or objects. And those humans we value more have a greater say in whom else, and what else, is valued.
There are three things I want to discuss on this topic. One is that money is always being wielded, and it is those who think about its effect on others that have their values realised. Essentially, if you want to end poverty or stop global warming you must think about how you spend your money, to whom you hand over control of it, and for whom you earn it. This is Power.
Secondly, I want to talk about the fact that money and the systems that transfer it (markets and economies) are beliefs. They are not physical things, but communal beliefs and can be controlled by will. If we change what we believe, our communal actions can change. This is Freedom.
Thirdly, a thorough knowledge of the first two can enable co-operation among large groups of people to achieve common goals, without using harmful economic and political strategies to enforce change. Revolution”.
To read the rest of DJ’s great article, check it out over at JeSaurai.net.
