The Solution

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The Solution

• The Technate
• The geographical region of North America will be
  ruled by a group of experts called the Technate.
  The Technate will be concerned solely with the
  most efficient organisation for producing
  societys needs.

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The Solution

• 2. The Energy Certificate
• Money will be replaced by the Energy Certificate,
  which cannot be hoarded or invested. Each
  citizen receives a book of certificates every
  year, entitling him or her to an equal share in
  goods produced.

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The Solution

• 3. Work
• By the elimination of waste, the current standard
  of living can be maintained by each person
  working 16 hours/week between the ages of 25 and
  40.

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Technocracy and Communism
Isnt technocracy just a form of communism?

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Technocracy
Communism
Attempts to regulate all aspects of
life Assumes a scarcity economy Rooted in the
nineteenth century
Concerned only with efficient production and
distribution Assumes an economy of
plenty Based on modern technology
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The Denouement

• 1932 John Deventer, editor of Iron Age, shows
  that Scotts Energy Survey is full of errors.

1933 Scott loses his temper during a radio show
American Engineering Council charges technocrats
with unprofessional activity
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• 1933 Committee on Technocracy splits into
• the Continental Committee on Technocracy, headed
  by a committee
• and Technocracy, Inc, headed by Howard Scott

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The official grey car, the official grey
gabardine suit, the official grey shirt and the
monad.
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Technocracy also has a website,
www.technocracy.org
which is undergoing revisions however it refers
the reader to
www.technocracyvan.ca.
which no longer exists
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