Re: I considered presenting

Patrick,

Is imputed production like an ever expanding company that is funded an
owned by people who buy in?




On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Patrick Anderson <agnucius@gmail.com>wrote:

> While trying to sleep last night I realized I only gave a partial answer.
>
> Interest (what I usually call Profit) does appear in my system, but only
> when selling surplus.
>
> It might be easiest to explain by comparing it against other systems:
>
> 0. Traditional Business
> The investors may or may not become real property owners.
> The investor receives a recurring payout of Profit.
> All customers buy the Product for a Profit.
> That Profit is kept by the investors and owners as their reward.
>
> 1. Crowd Funding
> The investors do not become real property owners.
> The investor receives a one-time payout of Product.
> Later customers (after the first round) buy the Product for a Profit.
> That Profit is kept by the owners as their reward.
>
> 2. Imputed Production
> The investors become real property owners and receive Product as a
> side-effect of that ownership.
> The investor receives a recurring payout of Product.
> Later customers (when selling surplus) buy the Product for a Profit.
> That Profit is spent by the owners as the payer's investment.
>
> Imputed Production treats Profit as an investment from the payer so all
> consumers incrementally gain ownership in the businesses that produce the
> Products they need.
>
>
>


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