12-29-2008, 07:49 AM
Trust is the key. You will not succeed in Punabucks unless--A) You are trustworthy. B) You offer real goods and services for reasonable prices C) You actually are a contributory member of the society. Otherwise, you'll use dollars to trade with other folks or people you don't trust so much. I'll suggest when you create a system where it's profitable to be fair from the start--it can have profound impacts on a community.
In the posted links one will find many sources of how taxation and other issues are handled around the world. It is no problem at all and turn key software and legal contracts are available at no cost from successful organizations that advocate such programs.
The possibilities are endless and such organizations can be very powerful indeed with dealing with community issues. Take for example the crime problem in HPP that some have been concerned about. One can get together with FoPF or the city or whomever to attempt to figure out what could or need to be done. OR, you could go to the "Bank of Punabucks" and hand them a proposal--we need 10000 US dollars to fund a private security company to patrol HPP. If the "Bank of Punabucks" decides that this is a project of significant enough value to issue a bond charter--they do. At that point individuals are able to purchase "punabucks" at a favorable rate--and the cash goes to security. Turnkey, fast, efficient, cost effective, and no political BS involved. People vote with their dollars, and dollars only, and in many way the worst aspects of the political process are completely bypassed for the good of all. A week later, you've got security.
Or so it could and does work in places.
In the posted links one will find many sources of how taxation and other issues are handled around the world. It is no problem at all and turn key software and legal contracts are available at no cost from successful organizations that advocate such programs.
The possibilities are endless and such organizations can be very powerful indeed with dealing with community issues. Take for example the crime problem in HPP that some have been concerned about. One can get together with FoPF or the city or whomever to attempt to figure out what could or need to be done. OR, you could go to the "Bank of Punabucks" and hand them a proposal--we need 10000 US dollars to fund a private security company to patrol HPP. If the "Bank of Punabucks" decides that this is a project of significant enough value to issue a bond charter--they do. At that point individuals are able to purchase "punabucks" at a favorable rate--and the cash goes to security. Turnkey, fast, efficient, cost effective, and no political BS involved. People vote with their dollars, and dollars only, and in many way the worst aspects of the political process are completely bypassed for the good of all. A week later, you've got security.
Or so it could and does work in places.