StG I have thought before joining in.
Capitalism is here to stay.
Socialism never worked.
Yet we are in part Socialist.
Try this,our current system may be made to work if.
Elections took place every two years.
Both houses every time.
Accountability,any politician caught in breaking the law banned from getting even their own super contributions or pension.
Much more could be done but I see benefits in that lot.

how can a new system be created...easy
the fed cobnstitution allows for the creation of extra states

so we creates 550

the govt gives each a budget...in coins
under right of seignorage...and minted for their specifuic catchment area..based on popyulation needs or asets or both

fed parliment
[redirects social security pensions etc etc through that
and its adminesterd locally..in person..in hard currency
via concensus and preceedant right

these new states pay their public servants direct..in coin
that is banked into the bank at true values

coins have the value.. assigned them of old
and the federal fiat currency..[bank notes and credit]
retain egsactly as they are

new coins are minted..their value is deemed the same as silver
just as the federal constitution declares them to be [the 'only lawfull tender'..

making the face value of one cent
equal its true legal value..[which has been subverted]..
by trickery
of its weight in sterling silver..

councils are privatised to their workers
and all official records ..permits building infastructure plans etc
held by council movedc to schools..to be held at schools..

who determine where the services terminate or origonate
within their districts...assuring supply to each other by treaty and contibutary payment asurances as they go..

it can al be solved simply
but there can be no more big fish..in position to steal the big money
no more big fish selling the peoples assets or moving money arround with secrecy..

every penny pays the tax..that is taxed again
when it leaves its source districts..[at say ten percent]

banks get their money by socital decree
appoints their 'own ' titular head...[sovereign]..of rather an empowerd govener general..[ombudsman sherif king all in one]who serves at the liesure of his people by informed concent..as long as the peoople support their efforts

and societies guarentee..underwrites all the empowerments

all created under right of seignorage
underpinned by their estates labvours and its real values
wether utilised or not..

each state underwrites its neighbours
according to the services/assets etc ..they share
its all dopne by honouring their promise walking their talk

A free Market economy will always result in the power of the wealthy. However they have a moral responsibility to employ and diseminate wealth to keep the economy flourishing - maybe directed for them to gain more power and wealth. It allows initative, immagination and drive to achieve; however it is important their vision is for the betterment of all. That is the principle of Christianity.

A free Market economy will always result in the power of the wealthy.
Philo,
the wealthy are only so because the consumer is so indiscriminate.

Capitalism in its raw form is the expression of individual choices being met by entrepreneurs. Capitalism is the engine of democracy, and is suppressed by every totalitarian regime either directly or by corruption.

There is no democracy without capitalism

StG asked 19 February 2011 1:10:30 PM:

>... If we were to offer the people of these nations attempting to find their idea of freedom, what advice could we offer them? ...

In scenes reminiscent of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series of books, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt has described how library staff joined hands with members of the public to protect the library during recent protests. Dr. Serageldin also described how the library spread "the values of democracy, freedom of expression, tolerance, diversity and pluralism" and so helped ferment the revolution: http://www.bibalex.org/

The Australian Information Commission proposed ten "Draft Principles on Open Public Sector Information". Comments are invited via a blog by 1 March 2011: http://blog.tomw.net.au/2011/02/principles-for-open-public-sector.html

I have set this as an assignment for my e-government students: http://cs.anu.edu.au/courses/COMP7420/

Perhaps we could provide education on how to run a country and free open source templates, complete with software. The citizens of a country could select from options as to the style of government they would like and the software would provide a template for a constitution, all the laws required and systems for running the country. This could include options for direct and deliberative online democracy.