Douglas Institute says reforming the economic system would largely solve border problems
By MARK ANDERSON
The Clifford Hugh Douglas Institute is announcing its increased efforts to reach
out to media, government, academia and other entities to share the Institute’s
unique and timely analysis regarding current economic, political, social issues in
the context of Social Credit Economics.
Social Credit Economics, which has nothing to do with a Chinese public-control
system that has a similar name, stems from the financial and monetary
discoveries and insights of the late Clifford Hugh Douglas, the Institute’s
namesake. Douglas (1879-1952), a widely successful British-born engineer,
wrote a number of books, newsletters, spoke at major conferences, addressed
the public on BBC radio, and also addressed government panels about economic
philosophy.
He recommended key measures to repair grave defects in the economic system
and apply innovative solutions to enable the economy to flourish for the benefit of
all.
In the context of Douglas’ economic views, this article briefly addresses two
things:
1) U.S. President Donald J. Trump wanting to tap into tariff revenue and issue
a dividend check to low-income and middle-income American citizens; and
2) The rarely discussed economic pathway to largely solving migration,
border security and illegal-entry issues with minimal manpower costs for
policing the border.
According to Institute founder Dr. Oliver Heydorn, Trump’s announcement that he
is strongly considering issuing approximately $2,000 dividends from import-tariff
revenue to middle- and lower-income Americans has some merit.
Importantly, Douglas’ insights revealed that in the production cycle, the wages
and salaries paid out to workers always fall short of, and fail to keep pace with,
production levels and final prices. This shortfall leads to a chronic shortage of
purchasing power in the economy.
Modern, largely automated production easily produces plenty of goods and
services, but there is insufficient direct purchasing power for consumers to buy
that production, due to the gap created when such highly efficient production
faces low consumption capacity.
So, most consumers must go into debt through credit cards, personal loans,
home-equity loans and other means to try and make ends meet. The “Douglas
solution” is to instead fill the gap with newly created debt-free credit that is
directly issued through an agency of government, not borrowed from the banking
system.
It’s not welfare, nor is it charity. Instead, all citizens are treated as shareholders
and receive dividends based on the real wealth of their country: Raw materials,
the total production of goods and services etc.
While stressing that seeing a favorable aspect to Trump’s tariffs is not an
endorsement of any particular political party or politician, Dr. Heydorn added:
“Such a dividend issuance establishes the principle that citizens can, under
certain circumstances, receive compensatory monies from the government
without directly having to work, or without being further publicly indebted for it.
Citizens should be regarded as shareholders in the overall economy. Once the
precedent is set, this tariff arrangement can be modified and expanded in the
direction of Douglas Social Credit.”
MIGRATION MATTERS
As for migration issues, it’s clear that if multiple nations adopted such social
credit principles, each nation would enjoy far greater domestic prosperity and
security—thereby drastically reducing taxes and eliminating the need for people
to flee their homelands in search of so-called “greener pastures” elsewhere.
M. Samuel Anderson of Donna, Texas which is near the border with Mexico,
remarked. “Each nation could regain its stability and self-respect. Together,
families of nations could prosper together and engage in peaceful trade, although
with everyone doing better, each nation could produce most of what it needs for
itself and reduce any unnecessary dependency on other nations. War and
conflict would be drastically reduced.”
The Clifford Hugh Douglas Institute, based in Canada, has members and
advocates in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and elsewhere.
To learn more email [email protected] or [email protected]
Also see these websites: www.Socred.org, www.MichaelJournal.org, www.alor.org or
www.DouglasSocialCredit.com