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Welcome to the Web of Debt forum, dedicated to finding and implementing solutions to the current monetary crisis. Hopefully this forum format will overcome some technical issues in the Web of Debt blog and facilitate fruitful brainstorming and communication. Most legislation is formed in advance by “think tanks” funded by special interests, but nobody funds experts to think about how to reform the money system itself. Now, however, we have the Internet, where we can banter ideas about in “virtual” think tanks without funding. Getting anyone to pay attention, of course, is another matter; but before we even get to that stage, we need to agree on a plan. What should our money system look like and how should it work? As Buckminster Fuller said, “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” Your ideas are invited here.

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Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:17 pm

Jere

What Is Money? Who Originates It? Who Controls it? Where Did Our Money System Go Astray? Just as no serious disease can be treated without an accurate diagnosis, no social or economic problem can be solved without first understanding its root cause. How is our money now being created? How is the private money monopoly benefiting the few at the expense of the community? Systemic problems with monetary theory can be addressed here.

Subforums: Private Vs Public Money, A Matter of Interest

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Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:34 am

matabele

Money reformers generally agree that the creation of money by private lenders drawing a perpetual interest off the top is at the root of our systemic economic problems, but we disagree on many details. How do you visualize an ideal money system? How should it work? Who should administer it and how? Ideas are invited here.

Subforums: Proposals for Federal Reforms, State or Local Level Solutions

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Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:05 pm

Jere

What can we do within our own spheres of influence to bring about a better, more prosperous community, state, nation or world? We need creative solutions and ways to manifest them. Please share your ideas and suggestions here.

Subforums: Initiative and Referendum; Grassroots Political Action, Having a Collective Impact by Forming a Lobby or Coalition, Teach-ins: Organizing Community Events, Establishing Publicly-owned Banks, Form Your Own Bank, Other Ideas for Effecting Monetary Change

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Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:01 am

benfranklinwasright

This space is for posting current news links or events involving the financial crisis and monetary issues. Please give a short description of what the links are about.

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Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:02 pm

Zarepheth

Related topics or comments of interest, not specifically fitting any other category, may be posted here.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:11 am

Jere

For basic foreclosure issues and defenses, see "Standing Up to the Banks," http://www.webofdebt.com/articles/subprime_defense.php. This forum is for related dialog, news, and discussion of developments.

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