tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2778743155448259302.post7997218873979999302..comments2023-01-17T08:20:40.994-08:00Comments on Practical Distributism: Is It Practical to Start Living According to Distributist Principles Right Now?David W. Cooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03447605091816577300noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2778743155448259302.post-82951102935292499542009-10-10T09:52:45.746-07:002009-10-10T09:52:45.746-07:00Revolution is definitely not the answer. That is ...Revolution is definitely not the answer. That is why we must persuade. If change is to come, it will be gradual, and it will only progress as (if) it becomes more generally accepted. <br /><br />I agree about the difficulty of barter. However, it is better than an alternate local "fiat" currency that has no true value to support it. The national currency must be fixed to a standard and unchanging value.David W. Cooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447605091816577300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2778743155448259302.post-24929951160921793192009-10-10T09:16:50.330-07:002009-10-10T09:16:50.330-07:00Perhaps the real road to such a change is not revo...Perhaps the real road to such a change is not revolution but evolution. Modifying the laws that govern capitalism one little piece at a time until the system is more distributist than capitalist. Society has trouble grasping big change all at once (most of the time, though rare exceptions do exist).<br /><br />Barter? Why? The fact of the matter is that almost no one wants to deal with a barter system. It is too much like buying a car with all the haggling, it is simply painful, and the barter system will never be accepted as a primary system. I think the thing to do here is to change the way that currency is controlled. Cut out the federal reserve to begin with, and pull the banking tendrils out like the weeds they are. Maybe we should consider the implementation of local currency as well as a national currency, though I fear it would be difficult to sustain the local currencies due to the fact that the national currency would allways be favored for it's simplicity. Perhaps someone could think of a brilliant idea for getting around that pitfall.<br /><br />I like your practical, do today suggestions at the end, but sadly the system favors the giants in their ability to charge lower prices and makes it difficult in many circumstances. Given the outrageous prices that Starbucks charges, that is not one of them. It is very difficult for a local shop to compete with a Walmart or an Amazon however.<br /><br />Good post!Tim Snodgrasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636534209547513931noreply@blogger.com