Permaculture and Money

In the United States (really in the world) there is one money the Federal Reserve $. That money sets almost every priority, and sets the price of most things in various markets--from the local farmers market up through financial markets in NYC.

The FR$ keeps everyone jogging on a treadmill and forces "cost" out of all production and all systems. "Cost" is any share of production that isn't returned to banks, shareholders, or executives. "Cost" is presented as if it's a concept that's a totally objective concept, rather than close to totally arbitrary, that is, an expression of a political arrangement.

This system is heinously flawed. It debases everything, and has converted the United States from a wealthy creditor to a broke debtor. The economic systems that support life in the US are precariously fragile and will fail catastrophically fairly soon.

A system based on permaculture, and local autarky would be much more resilient in every meaning of the word. It would also obviate the debt money system and reduce the importance of centralized trade hubs and mega cities.

Permaculture is identical to "sustainability". The very core of the idea is that the gardener, or farmer, is investing in their land's health and improving its productive capacity rather than strip mining it. The rate of growth of productivity of soils, then, would set the rate of "growth" of the economy (and populations). There really isn't borrowing from the future, which is an illusion that's made possible by cheap, abundant energy sources that were cached on the Earth in the ancient past. (petroleum) We'll find out the hard way--so tend your garden.