Recently I stumbled upon Robin Hood Tax FaceBook group that then brought me to Robin Hood Tax web site. I watched the introduction movie that explains what Robin Hood Tax is about and found out that it is about taxing the banks or the financial sector in order to raise hundreds of billions every year globally. It is suppose to give a vital boost to the public health services, education system, reduce the child poverty and deal with climate change around the world.
The web site is extremely well designed and video material is professional production class. The solution is great since it is a peaceful political idea and a welcome alternative to violent revolutionary appeals that had very increased in its frequency recently. It associates the legendary story of Robin Hood, who in medieval times was stealing from the lords in order to give back to the poor people. However, similar to Robin Hood who was not able to change the system, the Robin Hood Tax is also lacking the perspective of the big picture of all the systems in this world, and it has no power for any lasting change. It is in fact a form of charity that only alleviates the consequences, without dealing with the core cause of the problems.
The fact is, that no minor change and alignment of the current money systems is sufficient to solve the current problems in this world. It is the money system in its totality that needs to be changed in order for every living being to be properly be taken care of equally. The whole mentality and value system that human race has accepted and allowed has to change in order to break free from the inherited evil. It is everyone of us who needs to firstly remove all our mind and behavior patterns that are points of self-interest and separation from others. And then we need to change the laws in order to share all resources on this planet equally, not only among humans, but to consider also plants and animals as equal living beings.
Desteni came with a solution of an Equal Money System that deals with all necessary points in order to change ourself within and to change the outer system in order for all to start living a dignified life. Everyone is invited to research the articles on the Equal Money System web site, participate on the forum, and subscribe for the notification about the release of the first book from the Equal Money book series that will describe all the details of how will Equal Money System function. All are welcome to join us and become One Vote for World Equality and an Equal Money System!
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27 August 2011
25 June 2011
2011 - Evil wins when good people do nothing
There is a general perception in our society, that our countries are governed by our elected politicians, that they know how to to their job and that they do what is best for all. So all what we need is just to relax, go to daily work, obey laws, pay taxes and everything will automatically be taken care of. I am writing this blog while sitting on the grass near a tree which has brunches that touch the ground, in the middle of Tivoli park of Slovenian capital city Ljubljana. It is partially overacted sky, with middle temperatures, people are doing sports in near surrounding, laughing, having fun, and it all seems just perfect. But this scenery is only a part of the whole reality. Our planet is big and there are many things going on not nice at all.
For example yesterday I had some business to do in the middle of the city and I parked the car at the parking house. When I returned and wanted to pay the parking fee at the parking machine, some woman approached and asked: "Do you have any change?". So while mine life is currently pretty ok, and I have enough money to cover my monthly expenses, some people are so desperate that they need to bag for money. But there are also some that abuse bagging and have become professional beggars. You never know if the person who is asking for the money is really in trouble or if it wants to deceive and play with your emotions in order to make you to give the money.
While I went to the post office to collect the post, there was some guy sitting on the bench with some strangely swollen red face, holding a cardboard sign before him. He could also be begging for money in order to receive the medical help. So while I am quite healthy, and I can afford to pay for medical assistance if I get hurt or ill, others do not have enough money to be properly taken care off. And some also abuse this point and make it their profession. I heard there are some organized groups who come even from other countries to big cities where they collect money by making other people to have pity for them. There is always some guy who organizes this events, collect peoples with different disabilities and places them in frequent street areas. Disabled people then beg for money all day long, the organizer provides them with food and drinks, and at the end of the day, he picks them with the bus and provides proper sleeping place for them. Professional beggars earn several times more than average people who are employed in factories. Thus no surprise why some factory workers even decide to become professional beggars.
Why do we allow this? How do you like if someone bags you for the money in the middle of the street? And you even do not know it it is real or fake. Do you want to stop this? Then you will have to take some actions. Because all that exist is the way it is because we allow it, because we do not care and only want to live our individual small lives, our limited reality, and ignore others. We say: "Everything is the way it should be. God knows why some suffer, so it is not my business to mess with God's creation." But what is God, where is God? We do not see it, we can not point it out, and it can not answer our questions. But if you look around, you will notice that everything is the way it currently is because of the past actions of different living beings, especially humans, who are actually the ones who move things around and make things work the way they are, based on our agreements or laws. So it is us who actually create, it is us, who are in fact responsible for the way things currently are. Thus we have the power to make this world a better place by taking self-responsibility and correct this reality.
The problem is only that we all need to take self-responsibility. Currently the majority is acting only based on their self-interest. So we need as many people as possible to become aware of this fact and join the actions that are best for all. At Desteni we have initiated the movement and are building a group that connects people who are willing to take self-responsibility and want to do what is best for all. So we are inviting everyone who wants to make this world a better place to join us and participate in creating a system that will provide for every living being equally. Our program is called 'Equal Money System' and it is a political solution that will change social values and the laws in a way they will not allow any more abuse, hunger and wars. This is our agenda, our goal, but the details about how this system will actually operate still needs to be discussed. We have the Equal Money Forum where you can join, research how current money system operates and how we can change it in the way that everyone will have enough money for decent life. So I invite you to join us in order to create heaven on earth as soon as possible. Thanks!
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For example yesterday I had some business to do in the middle of the city and I parked the car at the parking house. When I returned and wanted to pay the parking fee at the parking machine, some woman approached and asked: "Do you have any change?". So while mine life is currently pretty ok, and I have enough money to cover my monthly expenses, some people are so desperate that they need to bag for money. But there are also some that abuse bagging and have become professional beggars. You never know if the person who is asking for the money is really in trouble or if it wants to deceive and play with your emotions in order to make you to give the money.
While I went to the post office to collect the post, there was some guy sitting on the bench with some strangely swollen red face, holding a cardboard sign before him. He could also be begging for money in order to receive the medical help. So while I am quite healthy, and I can afford to pay for medical assistance if I get hurt or ill, others do not have enough money to be properly taken care off. And some also abuse this point and make it their profession. I heard there are some organized groups who come even from other countries to big cities where they collect money by making other people to have pity for them. There is always some guy who organizes this events, collect peoples with different disabilities and places them in frequent street areas. Disabled people then beg for money all day long, the organizer provides them with food and drinks, and at the end of the day, he picks them with the bus and provides proper sleeping place for them. Professional beggars earn several times more than average people who are employed in factories. Thus no surprise why some factory workers even decide to become professional beggars.
Why do we allow this? How do you like if someone bags you for the money in the middle of the street? And you even do not know it it is real or fake. Do you want to stop this? Then you will have to take some actions. Because all that exist is the way it is because we allow it, because we do not care and only want to live our individual small lives, our limited reality, and ignore others. We say: "Everything is the way it should be. God knows why some suffer, so it is not my business to mess with God's creation." But what is God, where is God? We do not see it, we can not point it out, and it can not answer our questions. But if you look around, you will notice that everything is the way it currently is because of the past actions of different living beings, especially humans, who are actually the ones who move things around and make things work the way they are, based on our agreements or laws. So it is us who actually create, it is us, who are in fact responsible for the way things currently are. Thus we have the power to make this world a better place by taking self-responsibility and correct this reality.
The problem is only that we all need to take self-responsibility. Currently the majority is acting only based on their self-interest. So we need as many people as possible to become aware of this fact and join the actions that are best for all. At Desteni we have initiated the movement and are building a group that connects people who are willing to take self-responsibility and want to do what is best for all. So we are inviting everyone who wants to make this world a better place to join us and participate in creating a system that will provide for every living being equally. Our program is called 'Equal Money System' and it is a political solution that will change social values and the laws in a way they will not allow any more abuse, hunger and wars. This is our agenda, our goal, but the details about how this system will actually operate still needs to be discussed. We have the Equal Money Forum where you can join, research how current money system operates and how we can change it in the way that everyone will have enough money for decent life. So I invite you to join us in order to create heaven on earth as soon as possible. Thanks!
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