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An appropriation must be automatically granted without legislative approval.
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A central bank is a financial institution that exclusively makes loans to consumers and businesses.
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Tax expenditures can obscure government spending and reduce accountability to taxpayers.
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A bank of issue can only monetize nonproductive assets like government debt.
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The primary role of commercial banks is to function as a bank of issue.
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Tax revenues are a primary source of funds for appropriation processes in government.
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A central bank is typically the only institution allowed to create currency.
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The process of appropriations is strictly formula-determined and does not involve discretion.
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Commercial banks are primarily responsible for issuing currency in the economy.
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The central tenet of binary economics is that output can only be generated through human labor.
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The Capital Credit Corporation is designed to promote capital ownership by aggregating loans for discounting by the Federal Reserve.
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Members of the public can discount their personal loans at a central bank.
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Binary growth theory posits that economies grow larger when capital is acquired more broadly among the population.
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Binary economics accepts the inevitability of scarcity within economic systems.
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In binary economics, barriers refer to natural disasters that limit economic participation.
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Investment banks primarily take deposits from customers to make loans.
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The concept of 'Binary Property Right' refers to the restriction of capital ownership to wealthy individuals.
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The Capital Credit Insurance Corporation provides insurance against defaults on Capital Homestead credit.
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According to binary economists, financial insecurity is a key driver of economic freedom.
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Capital includes all non-human factors of production, such as land and machinery.
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A central bank's role includes controlling the interest rate policy.
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Binary economics suggests that monopolies are beneficial for economic participation.
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Binary Productiveness emphasizes the diminishing contribution of capital in economic growth compared to labor.
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The highest form of charity, according to Moses Maimonides, is to enable the poor man to remain dependent on others.
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Social charity encourages individuals to transform institutional faults rather than destroy them.
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Citizens Land Banks (CLBs) are categorized as nonprofit entities.
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Collectivism acknowledges personal ownership of land and resources.
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The common good encompasses the social structures enabling individuals to exercise their rights fully.
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Consumption income refers to income saved rather than spent on goods and services.
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A corporation is viewed as a legal entity that can enter contracts and limit liability for its owners.
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The Chicago Plan proposed in the 1930s suggested a 50% reserve requirement for banks.
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Community Development Corporations (CDCs) allow citizens to have direct ownership and control.
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The concept of the 'common good' is exclusively about the interests of individuals.
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The term 'collective' recognizes the importance of individual contributions within a group.
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The ownership of shares in a corporation grants shareholders direct control over corporate decisions.
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Citizens Land Cooperative (CLC) is synonymous with Citizens Land Bank (CLB).
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Collateral is wealth pledged as a guarantee for a loan repayment.
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The Capital Homestead Act allows any citizen to accumulate assets without taxes on their capital gains or dividend income.
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Capitalism, as defined by binary economists, emphasizes the ownership of capital by a small number of individuals.
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The term 'capitalism' was coined by Adam Smith as a neutral term for a free market system.
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The Capital Credit Reinsurance Corporation (CCRC) is designed to insure loans made in local commercial banks only.
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Charity is primarily understood as the distribution based on an individual's contribution to society.
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The Capital Homestead Account (CHA) is similar to a savings account and does not offer tax shelters for participants.
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The principle of distribution for justice operates on the idea of meeting basic human needs.
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Louis Kelso characterized 'universal capitalism' as a system where labor becomes the primary factor of production.
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Binary economists believe that traditional capitalism fosters equality among individuals.
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The Capital Homesteading model aims to provide universal access to capital ownership for every citizen.
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Charity, as defined in the content, is synonymous with justice when discussing socio-economic distributions.
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The main function of the Capital Credit Reinsurance Corporation (CCRC) is to serve as a last resort for loan defaults.
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The Capital Homestead Act aims to create barriers to capital accumulation among citizens.
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Advocates of the 'Just Third Way' believe capitalism is the ideal system devoid of any criticism.
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Future savings generated by Capital Homestead investments are treated as taxable income immediately.
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Shareholders or creditors can make personal claims on particular capital assets owned by the corporation during its operation.
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Democratizing corporate accountability can potentially overcome drawbacks of corporations.
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Credit refers exclusively to loans that have to be repaid with interest.
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Capital credit is designed to help individuals without sufficient past savings become capital owners.
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Non-recourse loans require the borrower’s personal assets to be at risk in the event of default.
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Pure credit relies on previously accumulated savings for repayment.
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Interest-free loans are considered usury if they are issued for non-productive purposes.
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Credit, Self-Liquidating refers to loans that are expected to cover costs of assets through future profits.
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The concept of pure credit includes transaction fees as part of its overall costs.
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A loan's risk can be insured through capital credit insurance under capital homesteading proposals.
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Under corporate structures, shareholders have unlimited personal liability for corporate debts.
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Consumer credit is used interchangeably with capital credit in financial terms.
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The Federal Reserve System's main monetary objective is to primarily promote economic growth.
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Distributism emphasizes the accumulation of wealth in a few hands.
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Under Capital Homesteading, money for nonproductive uses can be generated interest-free.
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The Chief distinction of pure credit compared to conventional credit is in the absence of interest.
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Credit understood as 'productive credit' aims to generate returns that repay the loan from new income.
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The CSOP allows regular customers to gain ownership rights in public utilities based on their patronage.
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A dividend is an automatic allocation of funds from an investment without the need for approval from the Board of Directors.
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Dilution, Economic occurs when new shares are added without increasing the productivity of capital assets.
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The shareholder's personal assets are always at risk when borrowing through a leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
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Under Capital Homesteading, shareholders would receive full dividends without the need for reinvestment.
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The discount rate is a fixed percentage that does not change regardless of economic conditions.
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The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 empowered regional banks to create money by rediscounting qualified loan papers.
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An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) requires employees to invest their personal savings to acquire shares.
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Demand deposits refer to any category of savings that cannot be accessed upon request.
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Backing the currency with productive assets allows the money supply to expand in a growing economy.
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Ephemeralization is a concept describing the process of increasing the productiveness of labor relative to capital.
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Discounting is the process of a central bank purchasing qualified loans from commercial banks by creating currency.
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Economic Personalism is a term related to the concept of distributive justice.
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The aggregate demand represents the total demand across all sectors in an economy.
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The Federal Funds Rate is the interest rate that commercial banks charge for long-term loans.
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The term 'entitlement' refers to funds that must be appropriated by the government each time they are allocated.
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Political dilution results in a decrease of economic power for existing shareholders.
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Distributive justice focuses on how wealth is distributed among the individuals in a society.
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Deflation is characterized by more currency units available than there are goods and services.
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Duty is defined as a non-enforceable moral obligation to perform an act.
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Under the Capital Homesteading policy, local lenders do not charge any transaction fees for capital acquisition loans.
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Employee Stock Accumulation Plans (ESAPs) guarantee employees the right to vote on all shareholder issues.
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A CSOP creates an internal market for reselling shares only when there is a public market available.
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The Fed's discount window is only used by non-member banks for obtaining loans.
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Consumer demand is not a determinant of derived demand for capital goods.
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The discount operation of the Federal Reserve System is exclusively aimed at individual investors.
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Restructuring the global marketplace is a goal of the Global Justice Movement.
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Imputed Rent represents the actual rental income generated from a property.
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Cost/Push inflation cannot be controlled through fiscal and monetary policy.
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Secondary issuances refer to newly created shares sold directly by the original issuer.
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The principle of distributive justice is based solely on strict equality of results.
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The Industrial Homestead Act was developed by Louis Kelso in the year 1964.
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Economic justice aims to limit individuals' economic potential.
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Interest in binary economics is considered equivalent to the rent of money.
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Participative justice emphasizes the right of every individual to access economic resources equally.
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The concept of 'Just Third Way' promotes equitable ownership of capital among the population.
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Forced savings are associated with voluntary contributions made by individuals.
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The 'Just Third Way' institutionalizes envy as a necessary component of a moral society.
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Commutative justice is concerned with the equitable exchange of goods and services.
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Demand/Pull inflation is primarily caused by consumers having less money than goods available.
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Justice as a moral virtue is unrelated to the concept of equity.
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Primary securities are those that reflect newly created capital and are sold directly to investors.
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Capital credit insurance functions as a collateral substitute for lenders.
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In terms of distributive justice, the ideal distribution of resources is 'to each according to his contribution.'
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Economic harmony is achieved when either distributive or participative justice is fully operational.
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Artificial increases in production costs are a hallmark of Demand/Pull inflation.
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The 'Just Third Way' is similar to traditional capitalism as it institutionalizes greed.
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Interest-Free Credit refers to loans that are charged at zero interest rates.
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Social justice is primarily concerned with how individuals relate to their institutions.
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Louis Kelso and Mortimer Adler referred to economic justice as the 'principle of accumulation.'
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The foundation of justice is based on the dignity of each individual.
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Economic justice is a broader category that encompasses commercial justice.
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The principle of limitation allows for unlimited concentrations of capital ownership in an economy based on private property.
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M1 includes large-denomination time deposits and repurchase agreements.
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Mercantilism historically promoted the accumulation of gold and silver through trade protection and monopolies.
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M3 has been discontinued as of March 2006 by the Federal Reserve.
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs prioritizes self-esteem above survival and security needs.
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M2 includes all types of demand deposits at commercial banks.
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Market glut refers to production that can be sold at market prices.
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The secondary market is where financial instruments are sold by their original issuers.
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Binary economists have never referred to the principle of limitation as the principle of harmony.
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Savings deposits are included in the M1 monetary aggregate.
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Monetization is primarily the responsibility of private individuals rather than banks.
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The principle of economic justice by Kelso and Adler is solely concerned with the distribution of income based on needs.
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Money serves four essential roles: a medium of exchange, a store of value, a standard of value, and a measure of value.
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The definition of legal tender includes only physical currency issued by the government.
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Under Capital Homesteading, money is created through the accumulation of past savings.
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The Open Market Committee increases the money supply by selling Treasury securities.
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A primary market deals with the resale of financial instruments.
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Paper, Agricultural refers to financial instruments that are secured by agricultural assets.
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Under mercantilism, government intervention in the market aimed to protect domestic jobs.
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The largest components of M3 monetary aggregate include small-denomination time deposits.
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Negative Income Tax was proposed by economist Adam Smith.
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In binary economics, money is not considered a part of the visible sector of the economy.
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An individual can be legally considered a 'person' regardless of their social rank.
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New money under Capital Homesteading is financed through high-interest loans from traditional banks.
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Artificial persons, such as corporations and governments, have no legal rights or duties.
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Money provides a method of measuring values, obligations, and rights within an economic system.
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The quantity theory of money formula relates to the principles of Capital Homesteading.
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Capital democratization aims to limit private sector growth linked to citizen ownership of banks.
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Personalism emphasizes the equality of all human beings regarding natural rights.
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Commercial paper is typically secured by specific collateral.
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Under 100% reserves, every dollar of new money would be backed by productive liabilities.
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A bank is required to hold all of its financial assets in cash at the bank.
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Say's Law of Markets implies that production and consumption should be in balance.
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Economic scarcity is defined as insufficient resources for an economy's needs.
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Scarcity, Effective refers to a condition of insufficiency that is accepted in non-binary economics.
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The concept of 'ephemeralization' refers to doing less with more.
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Risk premiums in lending are generally added to cover anticipated risks of loan repayment.
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Savings observed in the present are referred to as 'Savings, Past' in binary economics.
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In binary economics, 'capital' encompasses only physical assets excluding human capital.
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The term 'Right' in legal contexts refers to a person's claim against another to perform or refrain from an action.
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Participative justice mandates the elimination of barriers to capital ownership.
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Binary economics suggests that technological advancements lead to an inevitability of effective scarcity.
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Social justice focuses solely on the individual good rather than the common good of society.
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Forced savings involve accumulating cash through increased consumption and less spending on goods.
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Justice-Based Leadership emphasizes the alignment of individual values with group values.
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According to binary economics, successful economic systems achieve a balance between ownership and profit distribution among consumers.
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The formula for measuring customer value in Justice-Based Management is V=Q/P.
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In binary economics, labor is viewed strictly as work for pay.
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Justice-Based Management was originally termed 'Value-Based Management'.
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Participative justice determines a person's entitlements based solely on their social status.
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Economic justice is unrelated to the distribution of capital ownership.
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The core of Justice-Based Leadership is to cultivate a culture of empowerment among all group members.
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The term 'economic justice' encompasses principles beyond merely the distribution of wealth.
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Justice-Based Management evaluates success based on short-term gains to investors.
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Personalism rejects the idea that human rights are created by the State.
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The term 'human capital' is accurately described as the capital itself in binary economics.
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Economic Personalism aims to concentrate economic power within a small group of people.
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Social justice requires a personal responsibility from each member of society.
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Transformational leadership is characterized by a focus on maintaining the status quo.
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A just society is structured to concentrate power to ensure efficiency.
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The chief institutions for universalizing access to capital ownership include a just monetary system.
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Economic Personalism does not recognize individual private property rights.
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Justice-Based Management (JBM) was originally termed to describe a 22nd Century leadership philosophy.
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Power can be eliminated from human society according to the principles of Personalism.
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Just prices in a market economy are determined by government intervention.
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In an ESOP, shares are owned directly by the employee participants.
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The concept of privilege legally describes the absence of right against a certain action.
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A wage system leads to economic equality among society's members.
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Maslow's hierarchy suggests that leisure work fulfills human needs below the security level.
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Economic Personalism emphasizes the role of state ownership in the economy.
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Just wages are best determined by a monopolistic market structure.
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Zero-sum scenarios allow one party to gain without another party suffering a loss.
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The Just Third Way aims to extend access to capital ownership as a fundamental human right.
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Wages are compensation for human labor, primarily utilized in a binary economy.
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Economic power is unrelated to the concentration of political power.
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Leisure work is considered a non-productive activity with no value to society.
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Power refers only to the capacity of individuals to effect change without any external influences.
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Voting passthrough in an ESOP is only required for typical shareholder issues.
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The concept of synergy is directly opposed to the idea of a zero-sum game.
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Price in a centrally planned economy is determined by the market.
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The concept of 'Productiveness' measures the contribution of economic factors to overall production.
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Aristotle viewed leisure work as trivial and unimportant to civilization.
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Economic scarcity in binary economies can only be overcome through government intervention.
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Louis Kelso is recognized for his contributions to 'post scarcity' economic theories.
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Under socialism, individual owners have exclusive control over the means of production.
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The principle of subsidiarity allows lower organizations to take over functions that higher organizations can perform.
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Shared abundance in a binary economy is achieved by concentrating capital ownership among a few individuals.
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Economic sovereignty includes the right to access all means to acquire income.
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Tax credits are essentially direct cash payments made by the government to eligible individuals.
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The term 'productivity' measures economic output only by considering labor contributions.
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A rich person has a higher marginal propensity to consume than a poor person.
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Synergy in economic terms refers to a situation where separate units produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects.
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The ultimate check on government power is to ensure the government remains economically independent from the people.
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The Quantity Theory of Money indicates that the money supply does not affect the price level in an economy.
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All economic growth models prioritize private property for economic sovereignty.
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Under a 100% reserve policy, banks must hold an equal amount of tangible assets for every dollar they lend.
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Profits are defined as the financial gain resulting from the use of capital without considering expenses.
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The definition of subsistence includes thriving under a diverse capital-based economy.
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A tax credit specifically requires taxpayers to spend their own money to qualify.
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The rights of property include the right to destroy or injure the objects owned.
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In binary economics, labor-intensive processes represent the highest level of economic development.
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In the banking principle of economics, the money supply is reciprocal to the price level.
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The concept of individual sovereignty relates solely to the political realm.
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Velocity of money is defined as the average number of times each unit of currency is spent in a year.
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Rediscounting by the central bank involves buying financial paper from commercial banks after it has already been discounted.
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The propensity to consume refers to the amount of income that individuals choose to save rather than spend.
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The 'Currency Principle' and 'Banking Principle' both agree on the role of velocity in determining the money supply.
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Property is defined as the physical objects owned by individuals.
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The average propensity to consume is higher among low-income families compared to high-income families.
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Study Notes
Appropriation
- Legislative process allocating funds to government programs on a discretionary basis, differing from automatic entitlement funding.
- Tax breaks can obscure government spending, reducing transparency and accountability to taxpayers.
Types of Banks
- Bank: Financial institutions for deposits and loans.
- Bank of Issue: Issues loans by printing currency backed by its assets.
- Central Bank: Functions as a bank for commercial banks, involved in money creation and control of monetary policy via asset purchasing.
- Commercial Bank: Facilitates economic transactions through deposits and loans, can create money when permitted.
- Investment Bank: Acts as an intermediary in buying/selling securities.
Binary Economics
- Developed by Louis O. Kelso; divides production into human labor and capital.
- Advocates for economic growth through shared ownership of capital, rejecting scarcity as inevitable.
- Emphasizes that broad ownership of capital amongst individuals can create economic freedom and justice.
- Identifies three principles: Binary Growth, Binary Productiveness, and Binary Property Right, promoting equitable capital ownership.
Capital Instruments and Organizations
- Capital: Non-human production elements, including land, equipment, and intellectual property.
- Capital Credit Corporation (CCC): Promotes capital ownership through loan aggregation for discounts by the Federal Reserve.
- Capital Credit Insurance Corporation (CCIC): Provides credit insurance for Capital Homestead credits, safeguards lenders against defaults.
- Capital Homestead: Concept from the 19th century expanded to include ownership of advanced technologies for wealth accumulation.
- Capital Homestead Account (CHA): A tax-sheltered account for accumulating capital assets and generating income.
Economic Systems
- Capitalism: Concentrated capital ownership with a significant proportion of the population employed with little ownership.
- Advocated by Kelso as "universal capitalism," a system favoring individual ownership over labor dependence.
- Critics argue capitalism fosters class division and monopolies.
Charity and Social Responsibility
- Charity: Moral principle involving altruism without expecting returns, focused on needs.
- Social Charity: Guides individual behavior towards institutions, aimed at reforming rather than destroying.
Historical Economic Proposals
- Chicago Plan: 1930s proposal for a 100% reserve requirement in banking to prevent financial crises.
Collective Ownership and Society
- Collectivism: Denies personal ownership rights, contrasting with joint ownership models where individuals share ownership rights and profits.
- Common Good: Framework for individuals to exercise rights that promote societal justice and personal fulfillment. Advocates cooperation among institutions for social development.
Corporate Structure
- Corporation: Legal entity limiting liability for owners, facilitating financial operations while separating personal assets from corporate debts.
Consumption and Income
- Consumption Income: Expenditures on consumer goods instead of savings or investments.### Corporate Accountability and Democracy
- The industrial revolution and the Information Age have led to increased managerial abuses within corporations.
- Corporations need to enhance contributions to society by balancing market productivity with consumer purchasing power.
- Democratizing corporate accountability and improving transparency can mitigate corporate drawbacks.
- Increasing corporate dividends to a broader base, especially workers, could improve stakeholder engagement.
Economic Terms and Concepts
- Cost: Represents the total of tangible and intangible charges related to producing goods and services, typically measured in currency.
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Credit: Refers to loans that must be repaid, usually with interest or fees.
- Capital Credit: Funds for feasible projects expected to generate income and repay loans from future earnings; enables capital ownership for those lacking savings.
- Consumer Credit: Borrowed funds to purchase non-income generating consumer goods.
- Interest-Free Credit: Loans not tied to existing savings; viewed differently across religions due to concepts of usury.
- Non-Recourse Credit: Loans secured by project assets, shielding personal assets from default risks.
- Pure Credit: Interest-free loans for productive projects based on future income-generating potential.
- Self-Liquidating Credit: Loans forecasted to be repaid from the profits generated by the assets financed.
Financial Systems and Policies
- Two-Tiered Credit System: Differentiates between beneficial uses of credit (capital ownership growth) and harmful (nonproductive debts).
- Currency: Standardized tokens of value used as money within an economy.
- Customer Stock Ownership Plan (CSOP): A model enabling regular customers of utilities to gain ownership shares based on their patronage.
Economic Dynamics
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Demand: The desire for goods/services supported by the ability to make legal transactions.
- Aggregate Demand: Total demand calculated from consumer goods, services, investments, and net exports.
- Effective Demand: Income allocated for consumption rather than reinvestment.
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Dilution: Two types exist:
- Economic Dilution: Reduction in company asset values due to new shares without profit increases.
- Political Dilution: Addition of shareholders without diminishing existing shareholders' economic value.
Monetary Concepts
- Discount Rate: The interest percentage central banks reduce for loans; essential for monetary policy.
- Discounting Process: Central banks create currency or demand deposits to purchase qualified loans at a discount.
- Dividends: Profit distributions to shareholders, traditionally approved by a corporation’s board of directors.
Ownership Structures
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP): A method allowing employees to acquire ownership shares in their companies without personal financial risk.
- Capital Homesteading: A policy aimed at spreading ownership and financing for new capital via interest-free credit, backed by progressive assets.
Economic Models and Movements
- Global Justice Movement: An initiative focusing on restructuring the global economic framework to align with social and economic justice principles.
- Distributism: Advocated by figures like G.K. Chesterton, promoting small ownership of productive assets to distribute wealth more equitably.
Current Economic Challenges
- Inflation: A rise in pricing levels categorized as Demand/Pull or Cost/Push inflation.
- Deflation: A fall in price levels, often a result of reduced money supply leading to fewer units of currency available for an unchanged amount of goods and services.
Legal and Regulatory Framework
- Federal Reserve System: Established by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913; responsible for controlling inflation and ensuring stability in the U.S. dollar, primarily acting as a lender of last resort.
- Entitlement: Automatic government funding allocations, such as subsidies, differing from appropriations which need approval each time.
Understanding these economic principles and corporate structures is essential for navigating the complexities of modern financial systems and advocating for more equitable practices.### Commercial Capital Credit Insurance
- Serves as a substitute for collateral, aiding borrowers with limited savings.
- Protects lenders from risks associated with loans for purchasing corporate growth shares under Capital Homesteading.
Interest
- Represents a portion of project profits due to financing provisions, commonly viewed as a "charge for money usage."
- Accurately defined as a "service charge" or "transaction fee" when money is created using "pure credit."
Security Issuances
- Primary Issuance: Newly issued equity shares or bonds from issuers, can be government or private entities.
- Secondary Issuance: Existing equity shares or bonds sold by previous holders, typically traded on exchanges; speculative values drive prices.
- Under Capital Homesteading, speculative purchases of secondary issuances are restricted to "old money."
Just Third Way
- Proposes a free market that democratizes money and credit access for all, promoting individual ownership of income-producing capital.
- Represents a third alternative to socialism and capitalism, aiming to disperse capital ownership and prevent economic corruption.
- Advocates for the restoration and extension of private property rights to key underpin economic democracy.
Justice
- Defined as universal principles guiding moral judgments, emphasizing respect for rights and equity.
- Encompasses categories: Commutative (value exchanges), Distributive (proportionality in distribution), and Economic (foundational moral principles in economic interactions).
Justice Types
- Commutative Justice: Focuses on exact exchanges in transactions; e.g., a 5debtneeds5 debt needs 5debtneeds5 repayment.
- Distributive Justice: Assesses proportionality in distributions based on contributions, defining just wages and profits through market dynamics.
- Economic Justice: Guides the establishment of fair economic institutions that enable individual potential development.
Participative and Social Justice
- Participative Justice: Advocates for universal access to means of contribution through labor and capital; rewards based on participation.
- Social Justice: Centers on the common good, ensuring equal access to resources for all societal members and facilitating collaboration for institutional reform.
Justice-Based Leadership (JBL)
- Aligns values and actions across levels of an organization based on justice principles, integrating aspects of servant and transformational leadership.
- Aims to empower individuals within organizations, strengthening overall group effectiveness.
Justice-Based Management (JBM)
- A management framework rooted in principles of justice, aimed at creating sustainable ownership cultures and maximizing customer value.
- Measures success through customer value delivery insightfully factoring in quality and price dynamics.
Labor
- Defined in binary economics as all forms of human work contributing to economic processes rather than merely expressed through capital appreciation.
Monetary Aggregates
- M1: Includes currency, travelers checks, and demand deposits; essential for understanding liquidity in the economy.
- M2: Encompasses M1 plus savings deposits and small time deposits; indicates a broader measure of money supply.
- M3: Previously contained M2 plus large deposits and institutional funds; discontinued as a metric in 2006.
Market Dynamics
- Market Glut: Describes a condition where production exceeds market demand, impacting pricing.
- Primary Market: Transactions involve direct purchases from original issuers.
- Secondary Market: Deals with transactions of financial instruments among other parties, distinct from the original issuer.
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