Comments on: Chicago’s $1.3 Million Experiment in Democracy http://permaculture.org.au/2010/05/27/chicagos-1-3-million-experiment-in-democracy/ Permaculture News, Commentary and Worldwide Projects. Tue, 22 May 2012 14:23:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christine Baker http://permaculture.org.au/2010/05/27/chicagos-1-3-million-experiment-in-democracy/#comment-85533 Christine Baker Wed, 11 May 2011 03:00:02 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3181#comment-85533 Jbob, I agree, but only if the budgets are funded by taxes from corporations and on investment (unearned) income. Since that's not about to happen, direct democracy is as good as it gets. And this really isn't about control of money, but control over government. I just found this article since it was linked at "Democracy Comes to Town" and it's GREAT to see that people will get involved and care about their communities. Jbob, I agree, but only if the budgets are funded by taxes from corporations and on investment (unearned) income. Since that’s not about to happen, direct democracy is as good as it gets.

And this really isn’t about control of money, but control over government.

I just found this article since it was linked at “Democracy Comes to Town” and it’s GREAT to see that people will get involved and care about their communities.

]]> By: JBob http://permaculture.org.au/2010/05/27/chicagos-1-3-million-experiment-in-democracy/#comment-48432 JBob Thu, 27 May 2010 19:47:05 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3181#comment-48432 If you want people to have control over their money, then don't tax it from them in the first place. If you want people to have control over their money, then don’t tax it from them in the first place.

]]> By: Marcin Gerwin http://permaculture.org.au/2010/05/27/chicagos-1-3-million-experiment-in-democracy/#comment-48431 Marcin Gerwin Thu, 27 May 2010 19:43:53 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3181#comment-48431 Milton, this is good news, it means that the strategy I've been suggesting (Transition initiatives plus participatory budgeting) could really work :) Milton, this is good news, it means that the strategy I’ve been suggesting (Transition initiatives plus participatory budgeting) could really work :)

]]> By: Milton http://permaculture.org.au/2010/05/27/chicagos-1-3-million-experiment-in-democracy/#comment-48421 Milton Thu, 27 May 2010 13:27:12 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3181#comment-48421 It should be noted for you permies that the community garden, which came in fourth, was a Transition Towns project... It should be noted for you permies that the community garden, which came in fourth, was a Transition Towns project…

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