WE SHOULD OWN THE ECONOMY
A vision for the future of capitalism (and the world).
This is the online manuscript for We Should Own The Economy, a book-in-progress about the future of capitalism (and the world). Readers can still invest in the project and earn a share of the revenue when it sells 👇🏻
We Should Own The Economy
I’m writing the chapters live for my newsletter subscribers. Here are the chapters so far.
Introduction: A new vision for the future of our world
Right now, nations have the most power, then states, then cities. We need the inverse. Cities should have the most power, then states, then nations.
Right now economies benefit investors, then top employees, then bottom employees. Stakeholders have little say. We need a better version: Economies should benefit workers and stakeholders, then our cities and states and nations.
This chapter will create a vision for what that future world would look like.
Part I.
Cities should have the most power (over land, revenue)
A world of city-states (currently researching)
States should have the next highest power (over taxation, social programs, courts)
Replace Congress with citizens’ assemblies (currently researching)
Federal governance should become lightweight (over global trade, military)
The tax policy that will make this all work (Georgism for cities, sales tax for cities/rural, remittance for states, remittance for feds) (currently researching)
Part II.
Economies should benefit workers
How Silicon Valley got rich (mix this and the Mondragon article below together: a tale of two companies and who they benefit)
Economies should benefit stakeholders
Economies should exit to community
Economies should exit to cities, states, nations (currently researching!)
Part III.
Open borders, free movement of peoples
NATO could become a world government and create world peace (needs to be re-written)
World Bank, World Health Organization, creating a world goverment (researching)
A global safety net (researching)
Conclusion
Putting this altogether (will be written at the end)
Cutting room floor
Guest Lectures
Interviews with experts relevant to my research:
