Compassionate Meritocracy - A Socio-Political-Economic ideology where humans are provided the essentials for decent and peaceful living at a basic level; and economic prosperity and political influence can be earned by those who possess the skill, talent, drive, spirit, etc. to achieve, as opposed to those who wield political influence gained by inheritance, nepotism, wealth, corruption, theft, force - especially via violence, or any other subversive, covert, or overt means.
Compassionism - Economically, under a compassionate meritocracy, extreme poverty becomes obsolete where no financial suffering (from lack of housing, utilities, or food) exists, and the deserving actualize their potential without unnecessary obstacles. By means of Basic Income with Creative Currency Octaves, motivations are provided for individual achievement, incentives are offered for collective participation, and efficiency is rewarded to reduce waste and unnecessary work.
Of course economic strain could be brought about through famine, foreign hostility, natural disasters, medical or other emergencies, however in times of peace and stability, appropriate abundance is attainable, and overall work requirements become less demanding. Free market forces lead to increased compensation for essential labor, likely leading to fewer overall wage hours worked per week per person, and/or fewer years worked per job.
Continuing education, creative expression, innovation, and enterprising activities are encouraged, especially those efforts that benefit others and society in general - leading to more labors of love, crafts of desire, and passion-project volunteerism that enhances the culture.
Common sense social alignment by choice, not force, leads to less social strain, where (for example) drug laws are relaxed in adult-only zones, which are located on the opposite side of town from the peaceful areas where children are raised. A greatly reduced prison requirement is far less burdensome to society, and without law enforcement focused on drugs and crimes resulting from economic desperation, police can spend more time serving and protecting against violent crime.
Overall health and well-being increases when medical care and services are freely provided to all, however this system would permit private insurance and care centers to operate in accordance with ethical standards and safe practices. Psychologically, overall mental health would likely increase when compared to stressed or oppressive systems.
It’s claimed that all of society benefits from incentivized innovation and the obsolescence of economic impoverishment - the main cause of crimes of desperation. Where and when social development and cultural elevation are focused upon, humans would benefit from additional leisure time to improve community relations and/or spiritual connections that lead to wholeness, and social flourishing.
Freedom of speech, press, and protest are necessary feedback mechanisms to check-and-counteract the distortions that might develop in those who hold positions of power, such as tyranny, destructive excess, or villainous behaviors. Social-media should provide plenty of censorship-free outlets for concerned citizens to reveal, highlight, and mock political ineptitude, inadequacy, and/or incompetence.
The aim of a political arena with a more open democracy via the internet is to provide an increasingly productive, effective, and efficient political system with fewer official representatives, and therefore less waste, bloat, and corruption.
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