Business and best practice.

Business Practices and Culture.
I have the feeling that we could learn something good from Moslem business practices.
As I'm not accustomed to them, I couldn't say.
However, their banking sytem sounds very like our "Christian" one was before "modern" European Banks first started during the 12th century, which was run by Jews (as the charging of interest was seen as immoral to Christians at the time).

This is obviously the source of most anti-Jewish thought and feelings. But we (should) know better today, it's thanks to them that we have been able to develop out of the "Middle Ages" and into the modern forward-looking society we are.
Museltov!

How about if the world, by way of the (new) UN, came up with an agreement that would produce a world-wide Tax policy so that there was fairness and justice throughout, and an appropriate taxation regime would prevent all the "fat cats" of the world paid their dues, and they could not find any "tax-havens" or even tax avoidance loop-holes, never mind tax-evasion.

This way, as long as the extra money is used to fund proper positive projects, this will benefit everyone.

Of course, it would be much better if these super wealthy were to bequeath their wealth to good causes voluntarily, (right now, in fact, to help get us out of this mess), as have the Rockefellers, Carnegies and Gates (among others) of the world.

Such wealth is an immorality unless being used for good causes.

We all need to get together and work this out, or else we're going to lose most of it, and then there'll have to be drastic solutions, or else there'll be even more drastic, and even unthinkable consequences.

Let's not sleepwalk into this. We need to get active and pro-active.

Let's stop this slide down hill. If we all get together, with Gordon, Peter and Barak, most European leaders, (now we can trust the Russians as they can trust us), and all other leaders who have the right unifying proposals-"Unity of Purpose".
The Chinese have shown us what incredible feats can be achieved with the right will and togetherness... though in a more authoritarian way than we should need, or want.

Wipe out the world's debt (as much as possible, and start afresh).
We need anew world financial system, that is open, effective and prevents the abuses and terrible consequences of unfettered individual and corporate greed, such as we've just experienced.

Of course, since I started writing this, we have had the G20 summit in London, and much of what I have written seems to be coming true-at least regarding tax-havens!

And the leaders of these countries all seem to realise that we need this new spirit of togetherness, not only to get us all out of our present mess, but to take us all forwards to our mutually beneficial future, as partners who have a mutual need to share and be in harmony with one another.

I do hope this continues and our bonds will continue to strengthen...

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