Simon Black, a usually astute advisor offering internationalisation advice (mainly to his USA audience) makes more observations on BITcoin and Ether and in the process shows those of us who actually …
Currencies
Simon Black – Nature of Money
Simon Black (Sovereign Man) has nailed it, yet again, with a simple summary of the Nature of Money and the significance of this proper understanding. I consider it fantastic to see accurate …
Monetary Reform – No Answer
In this Sermon from Samoa, I explain that despite the rhetoric, Monetary Reform is NO ANSWER to the ills of the world. I use a recent communication from a passionate Philippino author and Social …
Importance of Understanding Money
In this post I explain the supreme importance of understanding the true nature of money, which is, literally simply a record of half-completed transaction. A correct understanding of money enables us …
Parable teaches AGAINST Interest
In this Sermon from Samoa I explain how the Parable of the Talents is a biblical story where Jesus is teaching AGAINST usury (the charging of interest) not an endorsement of it. It is a misconstruing …
Valuing Bartercard’s Currency
In this post I share my recent experiences using Bartercard, explaining how the value of a currency is always determined by the traders, not the issuers of a currency. This has ramifications all round …
Inverting Alternative Currency Design
In this post I address the subject of effectiveness of a currency, considering their purpose and design. The creation of a currency, be it a crypto-currency, a barter currency, or community currency …
The Future Without Usury
In a previous post I shared how Christians should and can conduct their lives in accordance with the clear biblical instruction to avoid usury (interest). This necessitates removing our trading, …
Christians & Legal Tender Money
In this Sermon from Samoa I explain the nature of [Legal Tender] money as inherently evil as it based on usury, a totally prohibited practice. I explain the significance of this understanding then …
Catholic Usury – Authorised 500 yrs ago
Five hundred years ago, Pope Leo X, authorised usury (the charging of interest), terminating 1500 years of Catholic/Christian prohibition. This single act opened the gates of usury hell, from which …
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Book Review: Poking the Bull
Poking the Bull in the Eye, by Kay Urlich approaches global problems from an "energy" perspective. Speaking of the desired global consciousness change, the author speaks of merging "Energy Fields" …
Mistakes of the Monetary Reformers – 5/5
In this post (the last of a series detailing the Mistakes of the Monetary Reformers) I wrap-up, listing the ten goals in my post The Perfect Traders' Currency; listing the 18 Mistakes from these posts …
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Mistakes of the Monetary Reformers – 4/5
Thus far we have ripped into the core functions of money and highlighted some of the Mistakes that Monetary Reformers have made, many of them flowing from the primary error - perceiving money to be a …
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Mistakes of the Monetary Reformers – 3/5
In this post I mention more specific errors that the Monetary Reform sector makes, and of course provide my explanatory commentary. I cover conceptual issues relating to the backing of a currency; I …
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Mistakes of the Monetary Reformers – 2/5
I've previously identified some of the errors that Monetary Reformers and Alternative Currency advocates make. First, money is NOT and can never be a commodity. It is at its core simply a record of …
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Mistakes of the Monetary Reformers – 1/5
In this series of posts I detail the mistakes that I have observed within the Monetary Reform & Alternative Currency sectors. I see some intelligent, well-meaning, passionate and hard-working …
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Book Review – Gradido
Gradido – Natural Economy of Life is a prescription for and a description of a currency to produce Nirvana, based on the author's observations and understanding of nature. My comments analyse the free …
Usury-based Money is Accursed
The Bible prohibits usury (the charging of interest on money) as do the three main mono-theistic religions. A biblical principle is that good is blessed and evil is cursed. In this post, the first in …
The Perfect Traders’ Currency
In this post I give my theses for a perfect [traders'] currency. It's a work in progress but enjoy, nonetheless. …