FREEDOMECONOMICS

The Solution to Empowering a Great Human Societyby

Brian SearAuthor “Compete and Empower”

The Current Situation• USA Share of World GDP is 21%, down from 28%, five years ago

• The world is growing GDP at an average rate of 5% since the 1960s, and 4% since 2000

• Politicians, Pundits and the Media tell us every day that we must accept a New Normal of… 1% to 2%

• The result will be that the USA concedes its Leadership role by 2035. The World will be in Chaos

• Today 132 Nations are growing faster than the USA

• 81 Nations with over 4% growth and 57 with over 5% growth

What are we doing wrong?

• Politicians are confused/unworthy & focus on minutia

• Pundits are partisan and spin the Media

• The Media are malevolent & report concocted crises

• The Result is daily unproductive information flow of:

• Celebrity stories of indiscretion, Political stories of horse races, Foreign stories of unrest, revolution and homicide, and Economic stories of minor deviations from expectations set by Pundits.

What we should be doing!• Setting an American Strategy to remain World Leader

• Reporting Results that focus on

• Growth

• Market Segments

• Competition

• Market Share

• Execution and Corrective Action

• Follow the Constitution to size Federal Government

• Empower other Leaders & Nations to follow our Lead

Why are We Here as People?

• To become Enlightened

• To contribute to an enlightened human experience for the benefit of all mankind

• To make the World a better Place for all

• To Learn, Grow and Change for the better

Mother Nature Knows Best• Nature or Nurture… Genes or New Experiences

• We are Born to be Righteous Jonathan Haidt “The Righteous Mind”

• We are Born to be in Business Brian Sear “Compete and Empower”

• Actions speak louder than Words-Intentions

• Results speak louder than Actions

• Improving Prosperity is the Measure of Success

HUMAN HISTORY

“A Journey of Survival, Competition, Empowerment, Entrepreneurship and

Oppression”

RESULTS• For 100,000 Years free spirited Individuals Survived,

Invented, Evolved and Created Wealth

• For 100,000 Years deviant Individuals Oppressed others into unproductive Societies and Nations

• World GDP grew at 0.2% until 1800

• World GDP grew at 2.0% from 1800

• World GDP grew at 5% from the 1960’s

• Today less than 1M Elites govern 6.8B People in 200 Nations

• Today 5.5B People live in Poverty (81%)… Why?

WHY?• For 7,000 recorded Years Tyrants, Conquerors, Kings, Emperors & Dictators Wasted the Wealth.

•Creating Countries of Slaves, Serfs, Peasants and Workers

• By 1800 the American Constitution Empowered Millions to choose FREEDOM ECONOMICS

• By 1970 BCG Empowered Virtuous Companies

• The Choice of Nations Today

•Karl Marx the Virtue of State Reliance (Failure)

•Ayn Rand the Virtue of Self Reliance (Success)

HUMAN FULFILLMENT

“A Journey of Competition, Empowerment, Freedom, Economic Independence and Limited

Government”

It starts with Individual Integrity

INDIVIDUAL INTEGRITY• A Business, Society or Nation, can only be great and everlasting when a Majority of it’s Members are Moral

• The essence of Ayn Rand philosophy is:

• “Man is a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute,”

• Moral Purpose is choosing right from wrong

• Have faith in Man’s Creator. The Ten Commandments are a useful guide.

• Experience each moment now.

• Rely on your judgment, your inner voice, your human nature

• Do the Right Thing.

• Avoid the Siren Song.

• Productive Achievement leads to Success and Self-Reliance and avoids Dependency.

• What did you learn yesterday that you can convince someone else to write a check for tomorrow?

• Reason based on facts, not good intentions, increases everyone’s Prosperity.

A Moral Nation by Ben Carson, MD

BACK TO BASICS

“The Power to Create Prosperity and Eliminate Povertyis from the People not the Politician,

from the Citizen not the State”

Freedom• Choosing our Own Purpose Driven Life

• Pick a Life of Passion, Happiness and Prosperity

• Learn from Overcoming Life’s Challenges

• Change to Achieve your Dream

• Choose Your Own Journey from Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need

Economics• What do You Produce?

• How do You Produce It?

• Who do You Sell the Product or Service To?

• How do You get Paid?

• Barter Exchange Money Exchange

• A Cake for a Cone Money for a Product

What can You do with Money?

• Spend It

• Save It

• Invest It

• Business

• Stocks & Bonds

• Real Estate

What do You Produce?• Products

• Services

How do You Produce It?• Products • Services

CAPITALTOOLS

MATERIALSLABOR

PRODUCTS

CONSUMERS

EDUCATIONAND

TRAINING

SERVICE PROVIDERS

Who gets Your Product or Service?

• Retail Consumers

• Business Capital Equipment Users

• Government Consumers and Users

• Export Consumers and Users

• Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the sum of all sales including Exports for a Nation

AN AMERICAN SOLUTION1 Politicians Serve the Public for One 8 year term only.

2 Empower US Business to stay # 1 in World Market Share.

3 Enact “Fair Tax.” All Citizens Contribute. Eliminate IRS.

4 Terminate Union Law and Transform Unions to Trade Associates

5 Increase Green Card Immigration based on Business Strategy

6 Fund Military to achieve a 10 to 1 advantage over other Nations

7 Private Venture Fund Foreign Business. Eliminate Foreign Aid.

8 Transform Social Security-Medicaid spend to Investment Fund.

9 Sell all Federal and State Businesses to Private Enterprise.

10 Provide a Limited Safety Net for the Truly Needy.

Appendix

1. Narratives that are Poles Apart by Jonathon Haidt 2. A Financial Statement Example

Narratives that are Poles Apart from “The Righteous Mind” by Jonathon Haidt

• Modern Conservative Narrative

• Once upon a time America was a shining beacon. Then liberals came along and erected an enormous federal bureaucracy that handcuffed the invisible hand of the free market. They subverted our traditional American values and opposed God and faith at every step of the way… Instead of requiring that people work for a living, they siphoned money from hardworking Americans and gave it to Cadillac-driving drug addicts and welfare queens. Instead of punishing criminals, they tried to “understand” them . Instead of worrying about the victims of crime, they worried about the rights of criminals… Instead of adhering to traditional American values of family, fidelity, and personal responsibility, they preached promiscuity, pre-marital sex, and the gay life style… and they encouraged a feminist agenda that undermined traditional family roles… Instead of projecting strength to those who would do evil around the world, they cut military budgets, disrespected our soldiers in uniform, burned our flag, and chose negotiation and multilateralism… Then Americans decided to take their country back from those who sought to undermine it.

• Liberal Progressive Narrative

• Once upon a time, the vast majority of human persons suffered in societies and social institutions that were unjust, unhealthy, repressive and oppressive. These traditional societies were reprehensible because of their deep rooted inequality, exploitation, and irrational traditionalism… But the noble human aspiration for autonomy, equality, and prosperity struggled mightily against the forces of misery and oppression, and eventually succeeded in establishing modern , liberal, democratic, capitalist, welfare societies. While modern social conditions hold the potential to maximize individual freedom and pleasure of all, there is much work to be done to dismantle the powerful vestiges of inequality, exploitation and repression. This struggle for the good society in which individuals are equal and free to pursue their self-defined happiness is the one mission truly worth dedicating one’s life to achieving.

A Financial Statement Example

GovernmentCon

Social Security, Medicare & Unemployment Insurance

Ward of the StateAccept an Unemployment Check

& Stop Producing, Learning, & Changing Every Day

FreedomInvestment Income equals

Burn Rate

Government Confiscation

Federal, State, Property, Sales & Other TAXES to Pay for Services