The Free Enterprise Illusion

The Free Enterprise Illusion

There is no such thing as a free market economy or as the Republican old-boys club members call it, "free enterprise."   

The economy is highly controlled by the super-wealthy for the super-wealthy.   The monetary system is extensively manipulated by its controllers and it's controlled at the expense of everyone and everything else.   The general public, their own company's employees, and the environment, and the land of indigenous peoples around the globe, are their primary targets of exploitation in the name of profits (more money) for the already wealthy.

Reference:    

http://www.EconomicSanity101.com/capitalism-illusion.html#83 ² 

Money Becomes Just Numbers

At a certain level of wealth, money becomes only numbers, or pieces of paper, or journal entries, or pieces of metal , such as gold or silver.   The emotional hooks  ^**mc7  are the controlling factors, not the money, itself.   

As an experiment, take out a coin or paper dollar of the highest denomination you have available.   If you have a silver or a gold coin, use that for this experiment.    

Sit quietly for a minute or so and look at the object you chose.  Imagine yourself as a personal version of Robinson Caruso, trapped on a tropical island.   Imagine you have thousands of the coins or dollars like the one you hold in your hand.    Imagine their value to you on this island.   

Did you notice that the value is not in the money, itself, but rather, it's in the minds of you and the other people who  accept these pieces of paper  (or coins)  as money?   Your coin or paper dollar represents the goods and services that other humans will give you in exchange for it.

The super-wealthy have all the goods and services that money can buy.   To a billionaire, of what value is another dollar or even another million dollars?   At some point, more money becomes only numbers.  The emotional hooks  are the controlling factors, not the money.   (See Factor 10, below.) 

Lost in the Material World.   

Humans are susceptible to becoming lost in the material world.   

For many people, some aspect of their physical world takes over and controls their lives.   Their job, their religion, money, sex, drugs, power, fame, material possessions -- their passion about something in the physical world -- becomes their point of  identity, their sense of self, their reason for being.   The evidence about who and what they really are becomes lost in their quest for material satisfaction.   

Money is one of the most powerful mind-seducer on the planet.  Why?   Because money is an avenue to sex, drugs, power, fame, and material possessions.   It's a ticket to live, be, do, have, express, and/or experience almost anything on the entire planet.   It is the ultimate backstage pass at the theater of physical Earth life. ^**mc7  

The Price of Apathy, Ignorance, and Denial

  Here are some of the potential costs that we would be wise to consider when examining the proposed solutions to our financial crisis.   

    On the side of what we are seeking, we are looking for a solution that provides  the greatest, long-term good for the greatest number of people.   

    On the side of what we choose to avoid, we are looking for solutions that produces the lowest cost in terms of creating the least amount of

    Grief, misery, fear, and poverty

    Lives lost and/or destroyed

    Time, effort, money, resources wasted, and labor misdirected

    Environmental damage, and species extinction

    Lost personal, social, and political freedom

    Stifled freedom of speech

    Loss of  heath, joy, and safety,  

    Loss of consistency, dependability, convenience. etc.

  When we examine the present economic system in terms of the above listed costs and the resultant misery generated, the findings are disgraceful and shameful.  

    On the side of seeking the truth, we are looking for solutions that the evidence indicates are functional, viable, long-term sustainable, and in line with what the evidence indicates to be most likely the truth about reality.   For centuries, humans have been living as if dozens of illusions were provable facts.   

For example, the scientific evidence indicates that a human being is not his or her physical body.   This challenges much religious theology and brings up the usually ignored and unanswered question, "What is a human being and what is the relationship between man and the Source of the Universe?

If the human species is to survive, we must face our own false beliefs and seek the truth no matter where that truth takes us.   Money and religion are the two main areas where humans are in the quagmire of illusions, ignorance, apathy, and denial.   In addition to this website, here are two additional TLC-Life-Center websites that address this issue:  

This is the end of Page Two -- The Magic Power of Forgiveness.    

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