Money - as Wealth `Money' is relatively recent and un-proven, both as human artificial concept and even as physical artifact. We've concluded that no human construct is successful if it does not have an exact analog in `nature' i.e. of the physical, organic universe. See http://www.perceptions.couk.com/coins.txt http://www.perceptions.couk.com/subindex.html#money `Nature' allows rewards only for those efforts or talents that an individual produces for her/him-self. See http://www.perceptions.couk.com/quality.txt http://www.perceptions.couk.com/genes6.html#grid ------------ We can see - even within limited view of one human lifetime - the adverse effects of an un-natural "power structure" based on accrued or inherited "wealth" Short term these affect surroundings of the "power pervert" i.e. environment, animals, other humans etc However, long-term effects lead to extinction of the abusers See `Altruist Survivor Principle' http://www.perceptions.couk.com/genes8b.html -------------------------------------------------------------- Check - `Altruist Survivor' pages and Index page http://www.perceptions.couk.com/genes6.html#now http://www.perceptions.couk.com/subindex.html#money -------------------------------------------------------------- FURTHER REFERENCES GO - "search perceptions" - in SEARCH-ENGINE file-ID www.perceptions.couk.com/pelf.txt