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Reinventing Money: Jordan MacLeod on Demurrage, Wealth Tax, and the Future Economy

·1 hr 6 min·1 clip
Within a matter of weeks, the town was fully employed.
Economist and author Jordan MacLeod discusses how money functions as leverage point for systemic economic change. Starting from 2008 financial crisis and integral theory framework, he traces why QE prevented necessary monetary system reform, then proposes demurrage-based solution (holding tax on wealth with expiration dates) as demonstrated by 1920s Austrian town Vorgel. Argues modern inflation is backdoor tax; demurrage enables price stability via front-door wealth/consumption taxation, reducing need for massive government spending and military expenditure.
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