The Lock Method

An Alternative to the Current Approach to Wealth Creation and

Distribution

Current: The Wave Method

The Wave Method is focused on redistributing wealth – moving money and resources away from the most wealthy and saturating the impoverished with funding and programs. The failure is that after the wave hits, it dissipates; temporarily lowering the level of the wealthy and raising the level of the impoverished as it rolls into the shore. Finally as the wave retreats, the wealthy regain their resources and the impoverished return to the pre-wave state. The process recycles with the next wave; long-term results are not certain.

Proposed: The Lock Method

Wealthy

Impoverished

Pump

Funding Pool & Infrastructure

Long-Term Plan

Sustainable Living

Long-Term Plan• 10-Year Plan – Created for each city; self-directed creation

and management.• Addresses the major economic and social priorities – Goal

is creation of sustainable living for everyone. • Coordination of the Non-profit sector efforts with specific

programs and services – improved access to funding to achieve mission.

• Creation of a collective voice to community and political organizations.

• Measurable metrics to track progress and communicate results.

Funding Pool & Infrastructure

• Radical new concept for corporate entities and taxation.

• Social Media Community created that supports the mission of non-profits:– Collective voice (i.e., effective communication);– Exchange of best practices;– New funding sources (i.e., sponsorship and direct

donations).• Leveraged “tactical” information technology

provided at no cost to non-profits.

Radical Concept: Corporations

• Corporations are no longer entities equivalent to individuals – no voice, no lobbying.

• No income tax.• Assessed for their “externalized costs” –

environmental and social impacts.• Assessment credits for annual sponsorships,

payroll and capital investments.