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Monday, August 20, 2012

THE OWNERSHIP- MONEY CIRCULATION PRINCIPLE

For the last 20+ years, I've focused on ownership; and although there have been trials and tribulations along the way (and continue to be trials and tribulations), I still believe that ownership is key to a diverse/vibrant community/city where residents thrive.  With ownership comes/or should come pride and stability. 

As a New Progressive, I believe in the "Ownership-Money Circulation Principle" (OMCP). 

The principle holds true no matter where you live (with rare exceptions).  New Progressives, while embracing the OMCP, also believe in "Medicare for All" and "Social Security", and would never want to privatize either.  Even more awesome is residents having ownership in their own non-profit community hospital or non-profit clinic where every resident receives free services .

I'll be talking about the OMCP in the coming months.


Communities First Association Andy Batten (Plain Dealer article on Batten and Lighthouse Inc)


Pay special attention to question and answer segment:  Dr Joy De Gruy- Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (19/19)  


Related articles regarding money circulation (something Maple Heights does not do and one reason why this city is in financial trouble):

Black buying power increases, but circulation of dollar within community remains low Nov 30, 2011

'Money is like blood – it needs to circulate for local economies to survive' Feb 20, 2013

Buying Local: How It Boosts the Economy June 11, 2009

Group Economics

Where you spend your money is important | Business Connections July 29, 2013

Black Wall Street

Durham's "Black Wall Street"

Taking Care of Business by Lee Jenkins

Why local money flows matter

New Study: Spending locally generates four times more economic benefit Sept 3, 2012

Know Your Worth: If We Don't Know, We Can't Grow Our Community Sept. 24, 2012


  

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