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The Superrich Have Profited From a Broken System--And Their Money Alone Won't Fix It

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Our time to act is fast running out. The transition to a viable human future depends on a cultural and institutional transformation to an economic system that values and rewards choices that support the two essential outcomes outlined above.

The time has come for the very rich to engage in giving back not only with their money, but also with their total personal commitment to replacing the system that so benefited them. It is called philanthropy.

Giving back will require significant humility and will be a true test of learning new skills. Turning money into healthy, living social and environmental systems is a very different--and far more difficult task--than turning once healthy living systems into money.

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David Korten is co-founder and board chair of the Positive Futures Network. This article draws from his newly released book, The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community. Go to www.yesmagazine.org/greatturning for book excerpts, related (more...)
 
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