Toxic mimics in the new economy
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The extractive wealth model is often masked in the clothes of the New Economy. The wolves in sheep’s-clothing range from network marketing companies that claim to help you become an entrepreneur to "manifesting abundance" with the Women's Gifting Circles. The presentation will feature illustrative diagrams that explain the difference between regenerative economics and extractive/exploitative economics (even ones that dominate our society). At the end of the slide deck you will be able to easily and quickly identify the toxic mimics and help your community avoid them.
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Toxic mimics in the new economy
- 1. Toxic Mimics in The New Economy Integrity Problems in the New Economy Movement
- 2. Who am I and Why Am I here? $millions are taken from hands of low- income families I’m passionate about ethical finance I’ve been involved in sustainable economics for nearly two decades
- 3. What is a toxic mimic? When this Is masked as this
- 4. What is a toxic mimic? Or this Hiding this!
- 5. Two Types of Integrity Issues Structural Personal
- 6. I was invited to a “Gifting Circle” called “Women Empowering Women” A close group of women creating abundance together Money Sisterhood Trusted Friend
- 7. How the Gifting Circles Started Dessert The circle I was invited to used a “dinner party” theme to differentiate the levels
- 8. Dessert Tally = $10,000 Entrée Entrée Then she found two “Entrées” to give her $5,000 each . . . Tally 3 women $10,000
- 9. And with weekly “abundance calls” they found four “Salads” who also gave $5,000 Dessert Tally = $30,000 Entrée Salad Salad Entrée Salad Salad Tally 7 women $30,000
- 10. And with all the good vibes they found eight “Appetizers,” each gave $5,000 Dessert Tally = $70,000 Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer Round 1 15 women $70,000
- 11. Dessert Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer But, what do you do if both Entrées want to be Dessert? And now the Entrées are ready for Dessert! The group has to grow!
- 12. DessertDessert Receive $40,000 Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer Dessert Receive $40,000 Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer They split into two groups Round 2 2 circles 30 women $80,000 Tally in Round 2 31 women now involved $150,000 “gifted” or invested 3 women have profited NOTE: Appetizers pay $5,000 directly to Dessert. When Dessert receives $40,000 she steps off the “circle.”
- 13. Round 3 4 circles 60 women $160,000 Tally – Round 3: 63 women now involved, $310,000 “gifted” or invested, 7 women have profited Dessert Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer Dessert Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer Dessert Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer Dessert Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer Entrée Salad Appetizer Appetizer Salad Appetizer Appetizer Then Four Groups
- 14. Round 4 120 women $320,000 Tally– Round 4 - 127 women now involved, $630,000 “gifted” or invested, 15 women have profited Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Eight Groups Growth is Exponential
- 15. Round 5 240 women $640,000 Tally– Round 5 - 255 women now involved, $1,270,000 “gifted” or invested, 31 women have profited Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Dessert Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Entr e Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer Sala d Appe tizer Appe tizer 16 groups
- 16. It eventually the demand for new women exceeds human population Round Number of Circles Women Involved Cumulative Dollars Invested # of women who have profited # of women who have lost money % of women who lose their money 1 1 15 $70,000 1 14 93% 2 2 31 $150,000 3 28 90% 3 4 63 $310,000 7 56 88% 4 8 127 $630,000 15 112 88% 5 16 255 $1,270,000 31 224 88% 6 32 511 $2,550,000 63 448 88% 7 64 1,023 $5,110,000 127 896 88% 8 128 2,047 $10,230,000 255 1,792 88% 9 256 4,095 $20,470,000 511 3,584 88% 10 . . . 512 8,191 $40,950,000 1,023 7,168 88% 31 1 billion 17 billion $86 trillion 2 billion 15 billion 88%
- 17. Inevitably all exponential growth curves go up and down - 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 Number of Circles Number of Circles
- 18. Can’t it just grow forever? Growth That Exceeds Resource Capacity Always Leads to Collapse! Population doubling time for the Gifting Circle is 6 months. Global population doubling time is approximately 25 years. Not enough women exist to meet demand for new participants
- 19. But isn’t abundance infinite? In the non-physical realm, abundance is infinite, for example: Love = infinite Joy = infinite The physical world is finite: We are limited by population, economy, etc. It’s exciting to live in a finite world. It causes us to be more creative!
- 20. Pyramids Increase the Divide Between Haves and Have-nots! 12% 88% Gifting Circle Profit Distribution Women who profit Women who lose their money At some point, the circle must collapse, leaving 88% without ever receiving a gift. Not exactly equitable.
- 21. But isn’t this better than the 1% taking all the wealth in the US economy? The US economy Gifting Circle System No! The Gifting Circle is Worse!
- 22. Network Marketing (MLMs) People who profit 2% People who lose their money 98% MLM Profit Distribution
- 23. The Product Argument: Price Markup Issue Young Living: 5 ml sandalwood = $94.75 retail ($18.95/ml) DoTerra: 5 ml sandalwood = $82.33 retail ($16.47/ml) Mountain Rose: 7.4 ml sandalwood = $48.75 retail ($6.60/ml) Manufacturer charges = $3,600 per liter ($3.60/ml) 526% markup 458% markup 183% markup MLM products
- 24. Scam or Not a Scam? Coaching Industry Spiritual Gurus Transformational Workshops It depends on personal integrity . . .
- 25. How to know when personal integrity is in-tact? Can the participant actually afford to pay for the coaching, workshop, or seminar? Is it going to cause burdensome debt? Is the leader/coach/teacher qualified (what degrees or training do they have)? Is it priced appropriately? How are results measured? What are the metrics? Was there a “hard sell”? After the emotional hype has waned, does it feel like a scam?
- 26. Many women can’t afford to lose! I heard about a woman who used her student loans to join a pyramid One woman cashed out her small retirement account to participate I know at least three women who have borrowed money to participate Desperate situations . . . Make easy targets
- 27. Why are low-income women targets? Over 24 million women live below the poverty line in the US 25% of women with infants live in poverty Only 6% of mothers in poverty receive public assistance Women are desperate for new economic opportunities That enable them to provide for their families Women need truly sustainable economic opportunities Natural targets for scams
- 28. How to identify a toxic mimic: Lack of integrity Personal: Deception is present Structural: Exponential growth is at the core
- 29. Money and Banking: The biggest pyramid scheme Debt-based currency with interest rate assumes infinite exponential growth!
- 30. The structure lacks integrity
- 31. The Biggest Deception The Federal Reserve Bank It isn’t “federal” – it isn’t part of the government. It’s a privately held company. It doesn’t have reserves . . . It creates money out of thin air. Just like the “Gifting Circle” isn’t a GIFT or a CIRCLE!
- 32. The house of cards inevitably will collapse!
- 33. THERE ARE SOME SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES
- 34. Economic opportunities for women are growing 44% of coops are still in business after 10 years, vs 19% survival rate for non- coop businesses Cooperative Businesses Social Enterprise Women’s Entrepreneurship Women will create over half of the 9.72 million new small business jobs expected to be created by 2018 Women are leading the way in social enterprise and outperforming standard businesses
- 35. Lending Circles • (Savings Clubs) Sisterhood Circles • (Women’s Groups) Investment Circles • (Group Investments) Giving Circles • (Charity Groups) Women pool their money and make small-med investments in women-run businesses. Philanthropic women’s groups that pool their money and give it to a particular charity or cause with a 501c3 tax status. No financial commitment, but emotional and spiritual investment and support. 10 people put in $100/month and at different points of the year, each person gets back exactly what they put in: $1,200. And yes, there are sustainable Women’s Circles that do economically empower women! This is VERY different from the pyramid “Gifting Circle!”
- 36. There are lots of other ways to give, invest and receive money that empowers women Micro- lending • Kiva, Prosper, Accion, TrickleUp, etc. Social Impact Investments • Investors Circle, RSF Social Finance, etc. Crowd Sourcing • Kickstarter, Indiegogo, etc. Low interest loans • Small Business Administration • Rural Development This is a way to legally fund your friend’s project or business with a gift! Women-run businesses qualify for specific low- interest loans If you have the money to invest, Social Impact Funds vet new ventures If you have a small project, you can apply for micro- credit
- 37. How do we scale these solutions and create plenty for all? Maybe a new currency (metabolic currency)? Currency that matches the natural rate of energy input on the planet? How do we source it?
- 38. THANK YOU! Contact me! www.green-ideas.com @amberbieg via twitter
Hinweis der Redaktion
- Based on an informed guess, hundreds of millions of dollars have been pulled from the hands from economically disadvantaged through toxic mimics I have an MBA, Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School, plus I’ve been suckered and learned I am passionate about radically re-envisioning our economy
- “Each woman gives a gift of $5,000 to another woman to support her in financial empowerment and manifesting her dreams.” “Each woman moves through the circle, arriving at the Dessert position, where you receive eight gifts of $5,000, totaling $40,000.” I could turn $5,000 into $40,000 in just a couple of months – this could pay back my student loans or help with a house downpayment I could have an amazing support group of other spiritual women – something that I have been missing in my life. “The Circle is a way to achieve personal growth, remove blocks to manifesting, and participate in a path to personal empowerment that teaches us to support each other on many levels.” Most importantly, A close trusted friend invited me – she and I share a lot of the same values and perspectives on the world.
- The first woman didn’t make any investment, but suggested that the women who followed her could earn 8x on their “gift.” She asked them to “trust their intuition and disregard the negativity bias perpetuated by patriarchal nay-sayers.”
- Each gave her $5,000, she promised that together they could bring more women into the group to give gifts and that they too could get $40,000.
- Human Population = Probably Not Sustainable: Growth at our current rate of consumption of the Earth’s ecosystem resources will probably lead to ecosystem collapse. Gifting Circle = Not Sustainable: The growth quickly exceeds economic resource capacity (ability to bring in new women at $5,000), inevitably leading to collapse.
- Economic Limit: The total human population on Earth is 7 billion people and the value of the global economy is $69 trillion. It is estimated that the Earth can only support about 12 billion people and the ideal global population is under 1 billion. If everyone in the world lived like even the most economically disadvantaged in the US, we would need 3x the resources. Gifting Circle Limit: At round 31 in the gifting circle, the number of participants required is 17 billion women, investing $85 trillion, exceeding our economic and human capacity.
- Not being happy = looking for something more meaningful and purposeful – making dreams come true. Ought – too many shoulds . . .