Abolishing and Eliminating Currency is a viable proposal.

Let me clear up some confusion here, because I now understand that you misunderstood how this idea of eliminating currency was to work. My opening argument states both "Currency will altogether be eliminated. Time will be the new standard of paying our duty to society. Time will replace currencies." AND "Banking of time in any form will be forbidden as well as swapping, trading or dealing of time. Subscribers will need to satisfy the hours in order to receive full benefits." Apparently, this is ambiguous and I apologize for that. Nonetheless, I think both our arguments thus far cover what I intended so I think we should continue. I restate the basic working system of how I intended to replace currency as follows: People work (or study, community service, etc) and have their hours posted to their Social Security record. You earn credits for time worked. For illustration, let"s say 20 hours of work = 1 credit. There can be several levels of benefits for the credits accumulated such as: Level 1 Benefit (2 credits) = Food Level 2 Benefit (3 credits) = Clothing Level 3 Benefit (5 credits) = healthcare Level 4 Benefit (10 credits) = car Level 5 Benefit (15 credits) = home Level 6 benefit (20 credits) = 1 additional credit Level 7 benefit (30 credits) = vacation We can add that missing work would subtract 1 credit for every x hours missed. There can be many variables that can be tweaked to make it a fair system. Bean counters would have a field day working this out. This wouldn"t be nearly as complicated as our current system is now with how we handle compensation packages, taxes, entitlement programs, etc.. I agree with my opponent that the logistics aren"t important right now so I don"t need go into any further details on that. Once you reach a level, you have the choice to procure the goods or services that come with that benefit at no additional cost to you. We as consumers are free to choose where we take our business. This is no different than our current system. Only now we prove this with a social security card that tells the business what level benefit we have reached. For example, you go to a restaurant show them your card, they swipe it to verify and provide you with the service and food. If you don"t like the food or service, you don"t return to that business. If no one returns, they go out of business. The owners may or may not be allowed to start a new business. That will be up to either the Small Business Administration or the Fairness Review Board or both. Conversely, business failure will be reduced because of proper preparation for success and the ability to hire business managers and mentors will have increased. Nonetheless, there is still a risk of failure and a reward of success, although not as devastating when a loss in our current system is experienced. Regarding Benevolence " My point is we all created equal. A poor child should not have to depend on the benevolence of a single person or even a group of people to receive a vaccine that can help him. Abolishing currency will make sure this is possible. Also, there is more to life than any form of currency can ever provide. That is real thriving. Please view the Global Oneness Project as their ideas relate to this. http://www.globalonenessproject.org... OK, so now onto your challenge of proving that there will be specialists in a time contribution system: I would like all of you to consider this, if given a choice where all you had to do is work or school or community service or own a business, entertain etc. who of you would choose a non-rewarding job for the rest of your life? I think not many. Why, because not many people are content with being ordinary. Many people have a fire inside them to thrive for life. Some people come out of retirement to get back and play in the dirt because of boredom. Some people, as you so stated, seek prestige and women, but when we eliminate currency that prestige and status will only come from becoming a specialist not an ordinary person. Again the tweaking of this system can be accomplished to add an incentive or additional credits to further entice specialized training and employment. An example may be for the top selling company(s) in every field to receive a more exclusive vacation for all employees in the company. Some people are entrepreneurs and won"t settle for anything except perfection regardless of the financial rewards. Some people are inventive and don"t care for money, prestige or status. By the way, a perfect example of this, as well as an example of how bad our currency system is to humanity, is that of Nikola Tesla. Most Americans have never even heard of him, but just Google him or read this link on how he invented wireless electricity that he was willing to give the world for free but his investors decided it wasn"t a profitable venture and destroyed the technology. http://teslatech.info... Decisions like those exist because a currency system exists. Eliminate currency and we will be on a path to a better life. Just because currency exists doesn"t mean it is right. It is wrong for many reasons. The benefits of a time contribution system far outweigh our current currency based system. The benefit of having just our drug companies find cures for ailments alone should be enough reason to abolish currency. They are not in business to find cures because they can"t make money in doing so. In a time contribution system, finding cures will be the highest priority. There will be no more drug dealers on the streets or pill mills. Without banking we no longer have to worry about Wall Street"s manipulation of market prices on everything that affects what we consume or losing our savings. This concept is viable. It has been proven that it can be accomplished and sustained, despite the fact that it will be a hard pill to swallow. This reminds me of a quote: "All truth passes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhauer Time contribution will be better for our future as opposed to continuing to live as we do as unenlightened zombies.