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XF1's avatar

No court orders, no bailiffs, just a change in the asset name or automatic transfer of more assets from the debtor to settle the 'loan'?

How much debt have Western governments run up whilst representing their citenzenry?

Miles Harris's avatar

That's it. Insidious.

Pray With Your Legs's avatar

Your analysis would seem to augment the analysis of another brilliant Substacker ESC. Combined they ought to help our political leaders avoid the trajectory the global Superclass have us on which is seeing to it that a government of, by, and for the people DOES perish from the earth.

The Light's avatar

Great summarising article Miles, restacked and will re-publish in The Light if okay?

You don't say what the new expanded collateral base items might include, aside from a major focus on short-term T-bills?

Peace.

Miles Harris's avatar

Yes, please do. Top tier is T-bills to prioritise sustaining government debt, then gold within the system and then assets that are easily monitored and enforced. IoT ensures ongoing output assessment and control while creating a new concept of living collateral which updates permanently in real time.

The Light's avatar

Thank you Miles.

So basically, a constantly-updating ledger of the total value of everything and everyone on Earth at any time?

Hence also the reason for advanced camera and data systems that can assess depreciation of assets in real time and mark everything and everyone with a monetary value.

These people really are boring af aren’t they?

Keep up the great work, peace :-)

Miles Harris's avatar

Very good summary!

Simone Streeter's avatar

Whitney Webb has written about the NYSE's new Natural Asset Class on the website Unlimited Hangout. It is a way to create essential ownership over vast tracts of land by holding shares in natural functions that the trees, watershed, etc perform. This enables a takeover when owners or citizens near the public lands cannot use the land because shareholders are controlling, say for example, the function of all the rainwater that falls upon it. It sounds lovely at first, as a way to protect nature.

The Light's avatar

Yes, we covered NACs in Issue 30, p18 in Feb 2023:

https://thelightpaper.co.uk/assets/issues/Light-30-Web-FINAL.pdf?v=1778585625

So basically, everything on Earth then?

Peace :-) x

Simone Streeter's avatar

Ha. No doubt if they can swing it. The Dutch seem to revisit the idea of selling shares in the wind from time to time.

glo_gucci's avatar

Would one be able to borrow currency against crypto assets?

Alex Huynh's avatar

Your thesis perfectly supports the tokenization of real estate. Making a generally illiquid asset liquid. With all the benefits it provides, it really is a double edged sword, for the homeowner.

If the homeowner is over leveraged or fails to meet the criteria of holding onto their tokenized real estate, it is much easier to confiscate it digitally.

Simone Streeter's avatar

Wonderful summary, Miles. I particularly appreciated your last sentence. I highly recommend to anyone not familiar with Richard Werner to listen to his interviews. I think the one with Tucker Carlson is one where he explained debt allocation to a productive income base, vs purchasing stuff. Now you have added the additional layer of understanding about the current, third alternative of changing the collateral arrangement. Enclosure time, everyone. All the Brits here should appreciate that reference.