The Price On Humanity

PERCEIVED VALUES

We have a central banking system in each nation, from where the value of a currency is determined on many market factors. Therefore, currency holds widely different value in the many different countries and the value of the goods in the different countries, are worth different amounts depending on availability. Supply and demand affects the value of all goods. This is where we get greater value for money and where trading plays it's role in fluctuating the value of currency and the goods within each sector, region, country/nation. Simple economics for coffee beans, but how does that equate to people?

People As Commodity
If you think that every human life is equal, you'd be wrong. Just from an insurance point of view, the statistical valuations on life will depend on many factors; like how much time could be left, the type of job/earning potential and the amount of benefactors etc. This range will vary from every person and in every country. That's because the metrics are once again based on money.

So one's true value can be very hard to perceive in relation to monetary value (unless we are talking body parts). Usefulness is a key factor when determining worth, but once again becomes subjective to those making the evaluation. Between choosing the worth of say a doctor compared to a tailor, we have to surmise that saving lives is of paramount importance – and that clothes are merely a luxury. Sadly, the conundrum gets easier to figure out when powerful nations match lives against the poorer ones.

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Services Rendered
If the value of a human life cannot easily be determined, then the services we all provide to create value, generate income and survive, are equally difficult to determine. If an hour of time was the same for everyone, we'd find it very difficult to gain an advantage in life. We'd all be on the same wage, the same hours would mean everybody would have the same value no matter what their job. This is where communist ideals were based and that experiment has not gone well for millions of Russians – and why capitalism has been the structure of choice for western society. We need a better system that rewards those that contribute more to the greater good. But we must remove money if we are to keep our greater good deeds and the people that make them, great.

Karma Credits
The conventional monetary system is very complicated and follows economical 'laws' outside of our control. So what if we could trade directly with others on a one-to-one basis, whereby, the value of what we do is determined by the perceived value of the goods and services we offer? And what if the judgement on our character played a key role in a decision to use our services other another's or if our goods were perceived as having greater value because of our having a perceived greater morality?

I propose a system where we have an online market place, with ebay style transaction – monitored and regulated via feedback, coupled with a secure payment system, much like a blockchain, where the movement of virtual funds, remains in the wallet of the individual, seen by all but non-centralised like our conventional banking system. The value of these credits will be worthless to anybody else but those who have the virtues for owning them and will only be useable when a transaction between two parties has agreed their value in exchange for the goods and services.

There's A Barter Way
Exchanging goods and services is not a new concept by any means. Apples for carrots may be a good enough exchange, but no amount of apples will be a viable exchange for getting an actual Apple laptop, but working on a farm to earn credit for purchasing a computer, may eventually accumulate enough 'money'. Apple computers are expensive but apples are cheap. If only we could narrow the divide between the two goods.

If the value on services and goods was elevated or the goods and services subsidised, in relation to and subjective by the relations between the traders or the refinements of the actual trade – then we'd have a better chance of bridging the divides in trade types.

A value system, whereby the factors for determining the prices are set by the two parties and credits are given value dependent on the agreed value to each party.