Friday, March 13, 2009

Combining our power

Given the current state of the economy, we're probably going to find that we can't look to anyone in positions of authority to help us out of the mess we're in.  Probably what's going to have to happen is we're going to need to band together.  But how?

Well, when you think about it, money simply came about as an evolution of the barter system - you gave someone something they wanted, and in return, they gave you something you wanted.  Money just facilitated the exchange - you could offer something in exchange for money, which you could then spend on something you needed from someone else.  We were fairly good at being interdependent at first.  It's just that the system broke down when most of the money got concentrated up at the top, and we started depending on the upper class for our sustenance, rather than depending on each other.

Well how do we get that back?  Well, if there's a way that we can regain our interdependence.  For example, the franchise I've partnered with allows us to combine our purchasing power so that every dollar we spend goes to benefit each other - even when we shop at a place like Best Buy.  The average customer that would go to my portal can earn rewards points towards future purchases, so that's a natural way to save money, but those of us who have chosen to partner with this franchise not only earn the rewards points, but we can actually earn income based on our shopping habits, and helping other people save and earn income as well.  Plus, we learn how to live healthier, how to improve our health naturally, without the need for pharmaceuticals, and we connect with members of the community and help them achieve their goals and objectives, and through that, we increase value for them as well.

Isn't this the way society's supposed to work?

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