Abolishing and Eliminating Currency is a viable proposal.

Thank you Supercooper for being the contender on this debate and for allowing me to continue onto this round after experiencing difficulty. This is my first ever debate, so again thank you for the patience. Here are my responses: Supercooper stated: "Besides the fact that abolishing all forms of currency and banking is not a VIABLE (as the resolution states) solution because it will never be supported by enough people to get passed," *Response: This is a false fact. Your opinion is noted. We cannot predict the support this will receive, but I will continue to dream. Supercooper stated: "...but it won't bring about the change in how we pass laws and view the world at all." AND "My opponent fails to take into account human nature in his account of things, and this will be the reason he will end up being proven wrong on this issue." *Response: I am not trying to change how we pass laws. AND You are correct about human nature. It does take event(s) to cause a paradigm shift in our morality and virtues. For some it could be a simple event for others who knows? But I do believe that understanding and seeing this new way will enlighten a person, and that will be the beginning to shifting towards a more rewarding life than the one that we experience now of selfishness toward material desires. Supercooper stated: "You're asking that Social Security be active at all times in people's lives, and it just can't work like that. The very IDEA of SS is a bank." *Response: It is already active in people"s lives. I suggest that it be expanded to provide benefits in a shorter time than waiting until you are 65 or disabled. You are right, if we were talking about issuing benefits in the current system that depends on currency. But we are talking about eliminating currency therefore it will work without the limitations that comes with having a currency. Social Security is the agency of the GOV that is performing the role of collecting the time worked and converting it into a credit. It is not a bank. You are not depositing anything. It is only record keeping of hours to determine the amount of credits you have. You cannot use those credits for trading anything. It would be nice if SS was a bank but it is not. Currently it resembles a Ponzi scheme. Using the SSA allows the same type of record keeping and reporting we have all been used to. No banking is intended only a reporting of hours contributed. In order for this to work two things must occur: 1) Abolish Currency. 2) Abolish Banking. Supercooper stated: "...but I know for a fact that you don't spend only 24 hours raising a child every week" *Response: This is an error on my part, let me clarify it here. The intent here is that earning credits can be accomplished by a parent raising a child. While raising a child is a full time effort, the credits should only equal the amount of time or hours the parent could have earned during another contribution such as work or civil service. I would suggest that only one parent would be necessary to stay home full time raising a child. Yes, I believe that a single parent should raise his/her own child and receive contribution credit for it. This is not set in stone and nor is it intended to be inflexible. This is something that a Fairness Review Board (see below) should evaluate in every State and possibly in every circumstance. I do not think the Federal GOV should be involved setting an across the board ruling on this. There are too many factors to make a determination on how to formulate a plan here when I am just trying to get the basic idea across. For example, at what child's age should a parent of a special needs child be allowed to be home with their child? Or, If a parent chooses to home school their child, than until what child's age does that parent get contribution credit? Yes, parenting is at times more rewarding than work ( I can say "at times" because I am a father of 3), but view it in this point " an hour of your time is equal to an hour of someone else"s time so long as all contribute to society. A rocket scientist"s time is equal to that of a ditch digger. This is because the rocket scientist spent a decade studying while the ditch digger accepted his occupation as the means to fulfill his contribution. Either way, I feel it is a fair contribution. A Fairness Review Board (FRB) will be established that will encompass a committee of elected leaders along that will include but not limited to attorney(s), accountants, business manager(s) and a representative of local security force. The board will abide by an established global standard. The FRB will be located at all localities and will be tasked with the following duties: 1.Will serve to review applications from entrepreneurs who wish to manage either an existing business or establish a new business. 2.To ensure that artists and entertainers have sufficient followers to remain within their craft. This is not to say that insufficient followers would be cause from removing them from their craft, but that part time employment would be necessary. 3.To enforce that all participants are completing their required time. 4.To verify that the time participants report are accurate. 5.To audit employers or education facilities or anyone else that report hours to SSA. 6.To confirm and/or determine the human resource requirements of a business. Supercooper stated: "The government doesn't take rights in order to give them..." Response: I do not mean a life for a life. What I am talking about is the laws that are passed via lobbying activities wherein one group benefits and another losses their rights be it in any form but usually a financial loss. A government law that passes to further tighten a grip or ease on any inspections, emissions, reporting, etc almost always impacts one party and hurts another. For example: 1) A lifelong farmer (rights taken) no longer allowed to grow his crops because Monsanto (rights given) patented a certain soybean which ended up somehow migrating into his fields. 2) Passing a federal law to mandate business (rights taken) provide health coverage to employees (rights given). 3) A law passes to allow the use of less costly production of food benefits the company producing it (rights given) by providing it with higher profits while its effects of cheaper production usually have a harmful effect on the consumers(rights taken). Supercooper stated: "Our current monetary policy doesn't undermine citizen's rights, but rather gives them a medium at which to value both goods and services." *Response: Our current monetary policy is dependent on spending. This causes a society that is geared toward consumption. This consumptive ideal is what places pressure on aspects of our lives to spend. Therefore, the underlying factor of the choices we make are due to these influences we experience throughout our life. Our freewill is hijacked by having a currency system. It is a major underlying factor undermining hence manipulating our moral judgment. I do not want the GOV involved in providing value for goods or services. I want the option to provide my own medium on how to earn my contribution. I do not want to keep the GOV in control doing that. GOV providing a medium seems contradictory in a free market society. What I suggest is more a natural law. ----------I am out of room to respond to your argumentation section. I can post the argumentation responses in the comments section or wait until you respond to this, I am not sure what the protocol is so if you have any suggestions let me know.