hi rik i created an account it says pending approval. another question, what if many users join and create account and they dont invest and just hope for the benefit of redistribution? and why would those with lots of resources invest knowing that they will be taxed more?
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Q: what if many users join and create account and they dont invest and just hope for the benefit of redistribution?
A: This is the general question behind basic income: What happens if people get an income without conditions? Many polls and field experiments suggest that people invest more time in education and spend more time with their friends and family. And as the rules of supply and demand suggest the more people that are cashing out the lower the price. So it is more about acceptance and trust than about simple generation of short time profits. Beyond a certain point, like in Bitcoin some people will ask themself, ok now we have that innovation what else can we do with it? And they start do develop businessideas what keeps the money in circulation and decreases the motivation to cash out.
Q: why would those with lots of resources invest knowing that they will be taxed more?
A: That is the brilliant thing about demurrage currencies /(and to some point to all alternative currencies): There is no need for big investors. As stated above at a certain point of acceptance and trust people start playing around and some will find a way to earn money with their ideas (developing mining farms for mining bitcoins/litecoins) and they become the big players without any need of investors.
IMO the important questions are: Is the currency to be trusted and can we trust each other? - If one can earn a lot of money with WLC, paying some coins back is not a big deal and keeps the system stable (money in circulation). - The taxes from today are the earnings from tomorrow.. So much for the theory.
Rik