Boston Community Change

"Shop Locally, Share Locally"

You care about the schools, merchants and non-profits that make up your community.  Now, more than ever, the decisions that you make when you shop have a direct impact on the strength of the communities in which you live.  Boston Community Change recognizes those residents that are supporting local business, and  empowers shoppers to recognize those communit ...learn more

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Created: Dec 06, 2007

Updated: Sep 26, 2009

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Updated: 3 months ago
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Problem: Corporate/Special interests control the legislature of the USA. The convention clause of the US Constitution was written to prevent this. All fifty states have applied for the Article V Convention, the trick is to get this idea of coming together in a convention to a tipping-point majority of Americans. A popular documentary can do this. http://www.articlev.org  

Action: We have the green light from UCSB, we have three parliamentarians to administer Robert's Rules of Order to the deliberative assembly, and we have a long list of college students ready to participate.
Publisher: John De Herrera
Updated: 10 months ago
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Problem: Transforming Compliance from a Burden into a Business Advantage For most organizations, the primary driver for sustainability management is the need to assure full compliance with government regulations, industry standards and rising public expectations.  ESS software gets you in compliance and keeps you in compliance.  It shows your up-to-the-minute compliance status — not ...

Action: EHS Sustainability Software Packages Provide Foundation for Better Management We bring together the information management tools and resources you need to solve your toughest sustainability challenges, combining ESS software products with services and content available thru ESS and our global partner ecosystem.  ESS Sustainability Software Solu...
Publisher: Robert Johnson
Updated: 12 months ago
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Integrated BASE/Tax
Social security linked taxation system
Problem: Creating an integrated taxation and social security system that guides the invisible hand of the market to help everyone.

Action: A fair system for setting tax rates using the average earnings of the population and by linking the use of tax revenues to the cost of providing the basic services that underpin society.   In order to form a more perfect tax system that represents these principles and is readily adopted and embraced, LIFE proposes an income tax structure that is based on two clearly observable features of a society: the average income of a citizen and the cost of providing those services that are deemed to be...
Publisher: Standards of LIFE