Being Productive

An Engine is Capital which earns (on average) more than you spend (on average). Capital can earn money in the same way as people can for their labour. Both can be productive assets. Either as lenders (being paid interest/salaries) or as owners (being paid through dividends and growth). Both can be weighed and measured by concepts like Meritocracy. Afrikaans has an appropriate saying for the idea of treating people as productive assets. It gives “’n klein bietjie kots in my mond”, which translates as… a little bit of vomit in my mouth. Money and Capital are fungible. That means they can be put to multiple uses, and one dollar is exactly the same as another. One person is not exactly the same as another. Money can get 20 jobs (or 1000), but a person typically has to focus on one (although jobs for life are now rare). A Base is Capital which earns (on average) more than you need to spend. A Base can provide you with a Basic Income. A Basic Income provides space to breathe, removes the panic, and empowers you to make basic choices beyond survival as a productive asset.