fair treatment
(You might want to read the earlier posting on 'representation' before reading this. Citizens can only be treated fairly when they are fairly represented in their government.)
It is far more expensive in the United States to be poor than it is to be rich. A poor citizen does not have access to the lower costs currently available by buying in large volumes and there are often additional fees assessed just because an individual is poor. This situation profoundly increases the struggle for day-to-day existance.
It is very difficult for small businesses to compete with large businesses. One major reason is that they do not have access to volume discounts on wholesale prices for the goods they sell. Because of that their profits are less.
How can our market system be made more fair so everyone has an equal chance? One way is to change our systems so there is no special treatment for any individual or business or group. No special pricing, no volume discounts -- no special programs. If a product or service is available from a company, that company should make that product or service available to all customers for the same price and with the same conditions. The same idea should also apply to government programs. Each program within the domain of any government or agency should be available to all citizens in that domain and available to them equally and without distinction.
This is a very different way of thinking and would create a different kind of economy. So give yourself a little time to digest it. Think in terms of everyone doing the same things - not just a few business or a few people.
The economic part of the 'fair treatment' idea is already functioning in places like auctions and stock markets. Places where offering a product to all buyers at the same price is important. In this part of the economy, the seller makes a product or service available and sets a price for all customers regardless of who the customer is or how much the customer is willing to buy. The seller is free to adjust the price up or down, but never in a way that limits who can buy the product or service. Such an 'auction' market allows the little buyer to compete evenly and fairly with the big buyer.
In this way it would cost no more to be poor than it does to be rich -- the economy would not be artificially biased against poorer people. Both rich and poor would have an equal opportunity in the market place.
In this way, small businesses could better compete with large businesses -- the market would not be artificially biased against small businesses. Both large and small businesses would have an equal opportunity to succeed and profit.
It is far more expensive in the United States to be poor than it is to be rich. A poor citizen does not have access to the lower costs currently available by buying in large volumes and there are often additional fees assessed just because an individual is poor. This situation profoundly increases the struggle for day-to-day existance.
It is very difficult for small businesses to compete with large businesses. One major reason is that they do not have access to volume discounts on wholesale prices for the goods they sell. Because of that their profits are less.
How can our market system be made more fair so everyone has an equal chance? One way is to change our systems so there is no special treatment for any individual or business or group. No special pricing, no volume discounts -- no special programs. If a product or service is available from a company, that company should make that product or service available to all customers for the same price and with the same conditions. The same idea should also apply to government programs. Each program within the domain of any government or agency should be available to all citizens in that domain and available to them equally and without distinction.
This is a very different way of thinking and would create a different kind of economy. So give yourself a little time to digest it. Think in terms of everyone doing the same things - not just a few business or a few people.
The economic part of the 'fair treatment' idea is already functioning in places like auctions and stock markets. Places where offering a product to all buyers at the same price is important. In this part of the economy, the seller makes a product or service available and sets a price for all customers regardless of who the customer is or how much the customer is willing to buy. The seller is free to adjust the price up or down, but never in a way that limits who can buy the product or service. Such an 'auction' market allows the little buyer to compete evenly and fairly with the big buyer.
In this way it would cost no more to be poor than it does to be rich -- the economy would not be artificially biased against poorer people. Both rich and poor would have an equal opportunity in the market place.
In this way, small businesses could better compete with large businesses -- the market would not be artificially biased against small businesses. Both large and small businesses would have an equal opportunity to succeed and profit.
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