Harry Lett (born January 31, 1973, Watts, California), better known by his stage name Westcoast Stone is an American hip hop producer and rapper mostly known for his works with artists such as Kokane, C-Bo, Snoop Dogg and Kurupt.
He is an accomplished musician playing piano, guitar, bass guitar & purcussion. Stone has produced many top artists including: Nipsey Hussle, Bobby Valentino, Kokane, Snoop Dogg, Suga Free, Messy Marv, Kurupt, George Clinton & many more. Today, he continues to write & produce music for artists globally.
Early life
Harry was born on January 31, 1973 and raised in the South Central Los Angeles, Watts, California. Harry has two brothers and four sisters. A lifelong musician, Harry got his start in church choirs and gospel bands at the age of six. He has never went to any school to educate music and engineering. His father and mother were working in band(s) and making records. At 14 years old, Harry has dropped out of his home and school at 7th grade. George Clinton was his uncle, who Harry grew up in his music. Later George and Harry they have made a project on the album "What It Do" which it was released in 2005 between 2006, the most notable song with George Clinton and Westcoast Stone was "Flirt".
He has since become an accomplished singer, songwriter, and producer.
Salute The West
Westcoast Stone has planned to release a hip hop album in summer 2013 that's titled "Salute The West", which the entire album is produced by himself and it has guest appearances by West Coast Hip Hop artists C-Bo, Kokane, Suga Free, Killa Tay Capone, Quic Tamac & more.
Discography
Studio albums
*2005: What It Do
*2008: Best of Westcoast Stone
*2008: Thru
*2011: Feelin Gucci
*2012: Headed 710 South
*2012: Scrapping On Chrome
*2013: Salute The West
He is an accomplished musician playing piano, guitar, bass guitar & purcussion. Stone has produced many top artists including: Nipsey Hussle, Bobby Valentino, Kokane, Snoop Dogg, Suga Free, Messy Marv, Kurupt, George Clinton & many more. Today, he continues to write & produce music for artists globally.
Early life
Harry was born on January 31, 1973 and raised in the South Central Los Angeles, Watts, California. Harry has two brothers and four sisters. A lifelong musician, Harry got his start in church choirs and gospel bands at the age of six. He has never went to any school to educate music and engineering. His father and mother were working in band(s) and making records. At 14 years old, Harry has dropped out of his home and school at 7th grade. George Clinton was his uncle, who Harry grew up in his music. Later George and Harry they have made a project on the album "What It Do" which it was released in 2005 between 2006, the most notable song with George Clinton and Westcoast Stone was "Flirt".
He has since become an accomplished singer, songwriter, and producer.
Salute The West
Westcoast Stone has planned to release a hip hop album in summer 2013 that's titled "Salute The West", which the entire album is produced by himself and it has guest appearances by West Coast Hip Hop artists C-Bo, Kokane, Suga Free, Killa Tay Capone, Quic Tamac & more.
Discography
Studio albums
*2005: What It Do
*2008: Best of Westcoast Stone
*2008: Thru
*2011: Feelin Gucci
*2012: Headed 710 South
*2012: Scrapping On Chrome
*2013: Salute The West
QuickRummy is a card game. It is a variant of Rummy. It is played by 2 players. This game is played with 1 full deck of playing cards including 2 jokers.
Each card has one of 13 ranks, from high to low : king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, ace (except the jokers).
Also, each card has one of 4 suits (except the jokers) : clubs (♣), spades (♠), diamonds (♦) and hearts (♥).
Each hand, the cards are shuffled and each player receives 7 cards (to keep in their hand, disclosed for the other player). The remaining stock of (40) cards is placed face down. The first card of the stock is placed face up next the stock in the so-called discarded row.
Rules
Goal
The goal is to score more points than your opponent.
Turn
The players play in turns.
Each turn :
# the player either draws a card from the stock or takes one or more cards from the discarded row. A player may take any card from the discard row, so long as
## they also pick up all the cards that are on top of that card.
## they play the lowest card during the player's current turn ( = either meld, lay off or discard). This rule does not apply in the first turn (which is of the player, who starts the hand).
# the player melds or lays off, which are both optional
# the player discards a single card, face up, to the discarded row.
Meld
to score points, you meld "sets" and/or "runs" during your turn, by laying these sets/runs, face up, in front of you.
A set is 3 or more cards of the same rank, e.g. .
A run is 3 or more cards of the same suit in consecutive order. lowest possible rank is an Ace and highest possible rank is an Ace, e.g. or .
Aces can be played as high or low but not both, for example and are allowd, but is not allowed.
The act as wildcards : they represent any card in a meld. You may use both jokers in one meld, even next to each other.
Melding is optional, because you may choose to 'wait' a few turns and finally meld all your cards at once, in one single turn. This is called Rummy.
Lay off
During their turn, a player may also choose to "lay off" some cards on an existing meld. This means that if a player can add to a set or a run that is in front of them or any of the other players, they may do so. For example: if a player has a set consisting of in front of them, the player can add the , or , and so on, thereby continuing the set.
Typically, these cards are placed in such a way, that they're easily recognized at the end of the hand, as being laid off cards, to assist the scoring.
Also during their turn, a player may replace a joker in a meld with the represented card. For example: if one of the players has a set consisting of joker in front of them, then a player can replace the joker with the during their turn. Note that the player must play that joker during that player's current turn ( = either meld, lay off or discard).
The end of the hand
When a player has gotten rid of all of their cards, they win the hand. As mentioned before, the player must discard the last remaining card in their hand on the last turn. Obviously, the hand also ends after a Rummy.
Score
* the value of the cards, the opponent still has left (in his hand), at the end of the hand, is subtracted from the opponent's score.
* the value of the cards of each player's own melded sets and runs is added to the player's own score.
* the value of the cards, which each player has laid off, is added to the player's own score.
* this player, who ends the hand, is granted 50 extra points.
note that the winner of the hand is not always the player, who ends the hand (and is granted the 50 extra points). the reason is, that the opponent may have a higher score (from his sets and runs and laid off cards). this is typically the case, when jokers are involved.
also note that after a hand, a player can have a negative score.
The winner
the players decide before starting the game that the winner of the game is
* the player who has the most points at the end of the hand
* the player who has the most points at the end of a certain number (to be decided by the players) of hands
* the player who is the first to reach a certain score (to be decided by the players (e.g. 1000)), which is to be checked at the end of each hand.
Additional rules
* the values of the cards are :
** 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 = 5 points
** 10, Jack, Queen, King = 10 points
** Ace = 25 points
** Joker = 50 points
* you may only meld/lay off cards, after you have melded set(s) and/or run(s) with a total value of at least 40 points. This could be during the same turn. For example : a run of together with a set of is NOT enough. There is an exception to this rule : you may meld/lay off cards, when you have melded a run of 4 cards, e.g. .
Each card has one of 13 ranks, from high to low : king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, ace (except the jokers).
Also, each card has one of 4 suits (except the jokers) : clubs (♣), spades (♠), diamonds (♦) and hearts (♥).
Each hand, the cards are shuffled and each player receives 7 cards (to keep in their hand, disclosed for the other player). The remaining stock of (40) cards is placed face down. The first card of the stock is placed face up next the stock in the so-called discarded row.
Rules
Goal
The goal is to score more points than your opponent.
Turn
The players play in turns.
Each turn :
# the player either draws a card from the stock or takes one or more cards from the discarded row. A player may take any card from the discard row, so long as
## they also pick up all the cards that are on top of that card.
## they play the lowest card during the player's current turn ( = either meld, lay off or discard). This rule does not apply in the first turn (which is of the player, who starts the hand).
# the player melds or lays off, which are both optional
# the player discards a single card, face up, to the discarded row.
Meld
to score points, you meld "sets" and/or "runs" during your turn, by laying these sets/runs, face up, in front of you.
A set is 3 or more cards of the same rank, e.g. .
A run is 3 or more cards of the same suit in consecutive order. lowest possible rank is an Ace and highest possible rank is an Ace, e.g. or .
Aces can be played as high or low but not both, for example and are allowd, but is not allowed.
The act as wildcards : they represent any card in a meld. You may use both jokers in one meld, even next to each other.
Melding is optional, because you may choose to 'wait' a few turns and finally meld all your cards at once, in one single turn. This is called Rummy.
Lay off
During their turn, a player may also choose to "lay off" some cards on an existing meld. This means that if a player can add to a set or a run that is in front of them or any of the other players, they may do so. For example: if a player has a set consisting of in front of them, the player can add the , or , and so on, thereby continuing the set.
Typically, these cards are placed in such a way, that they're easily recognized at the end of the hand, as being laid off cards, to assist the scoring.
Also during their turn, a player may replace a joker in a meld with the represented card. For example: if one of the players has a set consisting of joker in front of them, then a player can replace the joker with the during their turn. Note that the player must play that joker during that player's current turn ( = either meld, lay off or discard).
The end of the hand
When a player has gotten rid of all of their cards, they win the hand. As mentioned before, the player must discard the last remaining card in their hand on the last turn. Obviously, the hand also ends after a Rummy.
Score
* the value of the cards, the opponent still has left (in his hand), at the end of the hand, is subtracted from the opponent's score.
* the value of the cards of each player's own melded sets and runs is added to the player's own score.
* the value of the cards, which each player has laid off, is added to the player's own score.
* this player, who ends the hand, is granted 50 extra points.
note that the winner of the hand is not always the player, who ends the hand (and is granted the 50 extra points). the reason is, that the opponent may have a higher score (from his sets and runs and laid off cards). this is typically the case, when jokers are involved.
also note that after a hand, a player can have a negative score.
The winner
the players decide before starting the game that the winner of the game is
* the player who has the most points at the end of the hand
* the player who has the most points at the end of a certain number (to be decided by the players) of hands
* the player who is the first to reach a certain score (to be decided by the players (e.g. 1000)), which is to be checked at the end of each hand.
Additional rules
* the values of the cards are :
** 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 = 5 points
** 10, Jack, Queen, King = 10 points
** Ace = 25 points
** Joker = 50 points
* you may only meld/lay off cards, after you have melded set(s) and/or run(s) with a total value of at least 40 points. This could be during the same turn. For example : a run of together with a set of is NOT enough. There is an exception to this rule : you may meld/lay off cards, when you have melded a run of 4 cards, e.g. .
History
The City of Dunedin Pipe Band, from the Tampa Bay area of Florida, is a 501(c)(3) public charity organization currently made up of two competitive units, a Grade 3 and a Grade 4 pipe band. They regularly compete across Florida and the US. Easily recognized in the blue Elliot tartan, the bands also compete in various international events, such as the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, the British Championships, and the North American Championships in Maxville, Canada.
In October 2011, Iain Donaldson, previously a piper in Shotts and Dykehead, took over as Director of Piping for the City of Dunedin when Alexander "Sandy" Keith retired after 30 years of service with the organization. Donaldson will officially take the Pipe Major title of the Grade 3 band in December. Composer Adam Quinn of Lucid Druid is also an active member in the band.
The City of Dunedin Pipe Band, from the Tampa Bay area of Florida, is a 501(c)(3) public charity organization currently made up of two competitive units, a Grade 3 and a Grade 4 pipe band. They regularly compete across Florida and the US. Easily recognized in the blue Elliot tartan, the bands also compete in various international events, such as the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, the British Championships, and the North American Championships in Maxville, Canada.
In October 2011, Iain Donaldson, previously a piper in Shotts and Dykehead, took over as Director of Piping for the City of Dunedin when Alexander "Sandy" Keith retired after 30 years of service with the organization. Donaldson will officially take the Pipe Major title of the Grade 3 band in December. Composer Adam Quinn of Lucid Druid is also an active member in the band.
The Human Energy Renewable Measurement (HERM) is a base measurement for valuing human intellect and physical labor, in an economic system, anywhere in the world.
Abstract
The energy for human thought and human efforts derives directly from renewable solar energy. Just as energy units can be standardized, human energy can be standardized and used as a renewable energy basis for considering values in a human economy. The Human Energy Renewable Measure, the H.E.R.M., is a starting point for measuring the fairness of human economy/currency systems.
How do we know what is fair without a measurement? How does a person know value without a standard?
Creating an equitable economic system for human energy (physical and intellectual) requires a base equation for the value of human energy input. A base value can be standardized with a chosen measure/equation that expresses human physical and intellectual effort. This standard valuation would then be based on real economic worth and can be used as a peg for the currency of any country.
The H.E.R.M. can be augmented by special abilities and higher education but the base Human Energy Renewable Measure always guarantees four rights to each person (education, healthcare, food and shelter), which would be part of the Gross Domestic Product.
Introduction
Throughout history there has never been a base measurement for human renewable energy (thought and physical effort). Our economic system functions on subjective valuations of human accomplishment (wages) and a belief system in the form of currency, that is based on nothing.
A system of human energy (physical and intellectual) valuation needs to be created, because human effort is what runs economies and is its source of value; there for should be the peg for its currency. The H.E.R.M., Human Energy Renewable Measure, is a way of thinking about creating a base equation for such an economic system.
How do we know what is fair, without a measurement? How does a person know where he is if he has no map, no measure for distance, no compass or other locating device? There is a joke about this. A man had to bail out of his plane and landed in a field. A hiker appeared nearby so the man asked him where he was. The hiker said, “you are in a wheat field.” The man said, “you must be an economist.” The hiker said, “yes, but how did you know?” The man replied, “you just gave me perfectly accurate information and told me nothing.”
There is a need for a measure/axiom for human renewable energy. This measurement is needed so people everywhere can have a base number on which to calculate their own value, assess the fairness of their economic systems and on which to base the value of their currency. Then real adjustments will become clear as to how the wealth and resources of each nation can be distributed to benefit the majority of human population. An economic system that has currency pegged to the value of human renewable energy empowers all human intelligence to design the best economic solutions and will become organically self-adjusting toward the benefit of everyone.
If we are going to create a type of currency that would stabilize value and present less opportunity for inflation, deflation and manipulation, we need a decentralized resource everyone can produce and has real free market potential, for currency to be based on. Presently, the value of our dollar, and by extension the value of currency throughout the world, because the dollar is the “preferred currency”, is linked to fossil energy prices. Fossil energy is the amplifier for human energy that has made possible the forms of human civilization we know today. Without it we would still be doing everything ‘by hand’. But these fossil resources and prices are controlled by a small group of people in a subjective manner. Fairness will start to evolve as we create more renewable sources for energy, gradually replacing fossil fuel, and peg currency to the most basic renewable energy, human renewable energy, physical and intellectual.
Pre-industrial economies
For almost all of human existence on earth societies have been powered only by humans themselves. They and we derive all of our energy for thoughts and actions from the energy that comes to us via the sun. Our air, water, and food are all provided by sunshine on plants and sunshine distilling fresh water into the atmosphere for our rain, rivers, and lakes. This renewable energy supply is roughly 4 giga-joules for every adult human existing now and whoever existed over the millions of years of beings we’d call human.
The solar energy input powered our food gathering, our reproduction, our social interactions and our society including the arts and our wars and is still growing our population numbers. It was enough energy for a long enough time to allow the evolution of communication, verbal and written, the storage and transfer of information and the development of science and technology allowing industrialization and the use of fossil fuel energy resources.
Energy from economic man
In 1957, Rear Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, USN, estimated that, “Man’s muscle power is rated at 35 watts continuously, or one-twentieth horse power.” (he was thinking of the typical army enlisted man) Ref 1
This statement both quantifies an energy basis for humans and also makes comparison with another quantified standard for energy measurement, the horsepower. Certainly people as well as horses come in different physical capabilities. However, for the basis of civil commerce the power can be standardized, 35 watts for people, 550 foot-pounds per second for horses.
A reasonable estimate for human renewable energy can be expressed in terms of human pedaled bicycle-like devices generating electricity for a specified amount of time, similar to the way horsepower was standardized. The standard is somewhat arbitrarily set as 20 human energy hours 7.2 mega Joules, (Dr. David Borton, RPI).Ref 2 The 20 hours represents a desired length of a basic work week and the energy represents hard physical effort for that time interval by someone in good physical condition. We can break that down as an individuals one hour of energy is standardized to 360,000 Joules 360 kJ. With the Human Energy Renewable Measure standardized to equal to 20 human energy hours (or 7200kJ) It becomes a useful unit that expresses human energy similar to other numbers we attach significance to like, inches in a foot, degrees of temperature, ounces in a pound, horsepower or any other valuable measurements/equations we use so that there is a starting point agreed upon for transactions, experimentation, travel, time etc.
Human existence economy defined as GDP
Presently, our GDP concerns itself with the human energy that is paid with wages. These wages can become more fair when pegged to a base equation for human intellectual and physical labor (the H.E.R.M.) Wage enhancements based on agreed upon subjective multipliers (higher education, pleasant personality, creativity, etc.) can be applied but a limit must be set in the form of a pay ceiling, so no one makes more than maybe, 50 times the base income. This is a nod to ‘inherited knowledge’ which makes possible all that humans collectively know. ‘No man is an island” the saying goes, and no one can become wealthy without the human community in which they live. No one is discouraged from working as much or hard as they want but a ‘ceiling’ is necessary to discourage labor/money hoarding.
There is another very important aspect of human energy that is not calculated in the GDP, but without which the GDP cannot exist. This is what we have defined as the ‘human existence economy’. It is noted that human existence hours per person per year equal 8,760 hours. Of these hours a 20 hour human work week would be equal to say 2,000 hours per year. The rest of these hours that are not used for sleep are human energy used to create a support structure for the ‘work hours’. The ‘human existence economy’ provides essential support in the form of child care, elder care, volunteer work of all kinds, maintenance of the home, preparation of meals, psychological council, creative activities (writing, music, painting), innovative thinking, etc. In a H.E.R.M. economic system the ‘human existence economy’ must be included in the GDP and supported by a base wage that guarantees every person no matter what age or ability, education, healthcare, food and shelter. This equals freedom. The success of nations that develop H.E.R.M. economies is rated by how well it takes care of its population.
Energy for currency basis
But how can we value the unique abilities and differences among individual humans in the HERM system of measurement? We can trade with the HERM value if we put a decimal value on it of 100 of whatever currency used. This kind of currency would be a no-interest currency. From this base point of valuation amplifiers for the value of each persons hours of work can be applied. The REGO (Renewable Energy Generation Output, concept by John Finnerty) shows the quality of individual human effort helping the free market work. (For instance each year of education beyond a certain point would be equal to some agreed-upon amount, years of work experience in a specialized field, unique abilities for writing or the arts and sciences, all these things can make the hour wage higher, but not extraordinarily higher. There needs to be a ceiling as well as a base (as discussed previously). Individuals who use more resources/wealth should pay more back into the economy (taxes, etc.) to sustain the economic system they benefit from. The debt an individual owes to the collective human intelligence (based on thousands of years of human development and inherited knowledge, which is the true debt!) must be taken into account, because we all sink or swim together now that most of us have chosen to live cooperatively in cities, states and countries.
We go back to the HERM to see where balance is, by holding to a base measure for human renewable energy. No one can be denied this base value, whether they can work or not, for they are all still consumers and this creates economic stimulus as well. The HERM is a guarantee of education, healthcare, food and shelter to each individual from birth.
The promise of the HERM can only be reality if human population world-wide is in balance with the sustainable and renewable use of the natural resources on earth. This is a very important aspect that must be addressed scientifically and peacefully. Computers can be used to study the essential systems, human and natural, determine their needs and calculate workable balances. We already have the tools available to determine the best practices on earth.
Conclusions
The value of human thought and effort can be based upon a standardized measure of human physical work. The standard can be multiplied by physical and intellectual values that add to the agreed-upon base wage but cannot exceed an agreed upon ‘ceiling’. Human individuality and quality of effort are recognized and rewarded then focused to the benefit of everyone.
The HERM principles need to be further clarified so they can begin to influence the formation of an efficient, sustainable and equitable economic system. We welcome input on these ideas.
Abstract
The energy for human thought and human efforts derives directly from renewable solar energy. Just as energy units can be standardized, human energy can be standardized and used as a renewable energy basis for considering values in a human economy. The Human Energy Renewable Measure, the H.E.R.M., is a starting point for measuring the fairness of human economy/currency systems.
How do we know what is fair without a measurement? How does a person know value without a standard?
Creating an equitable economic system for human energy (physical and intellectual) requires a base equation for the value of human energy input. A base value can be standardized with a chosen measure/equation that expresses human physical and intellectual effort. This standard valuation would then be based on real economic worth and can be used as a peg for the currency of any country.
The H.E.R.M. can be augmented by special abilities and higher education but the base Human Energy Renewable Measure always guarantees four rights to each person (education, healthcare, food and shelter), which would be part of the Gross Domestic Product.
Introduction
Throughout history there has never been a base measurement for human renewable energy (thought and physical effort). Our economic system functions on subjective valuations of human accomplishment (wages) and a belief system in the form of currency, that is based on nothing.
A system of human energy (physical and intellectual) valuation needs to be created, because human effort is what runs economies and is its source of value; there for should be the peg for its currency. The H.E.R.M., Human Energy Renewable Measure, is a way of thinking about creating a base equation for such an economic system.
How do we know what is fair, without a measurement? How does a person know where he is if he has no map, no measure for distance, no compass or other locating device? There is a joke about this. A man had to bail out of his plane and landed in a field. A hiker appeared nearby so the man asked him where he was. The hiker said, “you are in a wheat field.” The man said, “you must be an economist.” The hiker said, “yes, but how did you know?” The man replied, “you just gave me perfectly accurate information and told me nothing.”
There is a need for a measure/axiom for human renewable energy. This measurement is needed so people everywhere can have a base number on which to calculate their own value, assess the fairness of their economic systems and on which to base the value of their currency. Then real adjustments will become clear as to how the wealth and resources of each nation can be distributed to benefit the majority of human population. An economic system that has currency pegged to the value of human renewable energy empowers all human intelligence to design the best economic solutions and will become organically self-adjusting toward the benefit of everyone.
If we are going to create a type of currency that would stabilize value and present less opportunity for inflation, deflation and manipulation, we need a decentralized resource everyone can produce and has real free market potential, for currency to be based on. Presently, the value of our dollar, and by extension the value of currency throughout the world, because the dollar is the “preferred currency”, is linked to fossil energy prices. Fossil energy is the amplifier for human energy that has made possible the forms of human civilization we know today. Without it we would still be doing everything ‘by hand’. But these fossil resources and prices are controlled by a small group of people in a subjective manner. Fairness will start to evolve as we create more renewable sources for energy, gradually replacing fossil fuel, and peg currency to the most basic renewable energy, human renewable energy, physical and intellectual.
Pre-industrial economies
For almost all of human existence on earth societies have been powered only by humans themselves. They and we derive all of our energy for thoughts and actions from the energy that comes to us via the sun. Our air, water, and food are all provided by sunshine on plants and sunshine distilling fresh water into the atmosphere for our rain, rivers, and lakes. This renewable energy supply is roughly 4 giga-joules for every adult human existing now and whoever existed over the millions of years of beings we’d call human.
The solar energy input powered our food gathering, our reproduction, our social interactions and our society including the arts and our wars and is still growing our population numbers. It was enough energy for a long enough time to allow the evolution of communication, verbal and written, the storage and transfer of information and the development of science and technology allowing industrialization and the use of fossil fuel energy resources.
Energy from economic man
In 1957, Rear Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, USN, estimated that, “Man’s muscle power is rated at 35 watts continuously, or one-twentieth horse power.” (he was thinking of the typical army enlisted man) Ref 1
This statement both quantifies an energy basis for humans and also makes comparison with another quantified standard for energy measurement, the horsepower. Certainly people as well as horses come in different physical capabilities. However, for the basis of civil commerce the power can be standardized, 35 watts for people, 550 foot-pounds per second for horses.
A reasonable estimate for human renewable energy can be expressed in terms of human pedaled bicycle-like devices generating electricity for a specified amount of time, similar to the way horsepower was standardized. The standard is somewhat arbitrarily set as 20 human energy hours 7.2 mega Joules, (Dr. David Borton, RPI).Ref 2 The 20 hours represents a desired length of a basic work week and the energy represents hard physical effort for that time interval by someone in good physical condition. We can break that down as an individuals one hour of energy is standardized to 360,000 Joules 360 kJ. With the Human Energy Renewable Measure standardized to equal to 20 human energy hours (or 7200kJ) It becomes a useful unit that expresses human energy similar to other numbers we attach significance to like, inches in a foot, degrees of temperature, ounces in a pound, horsepower or any other valuable measurements/equations we use so that there is a starting point agreed upon for transactions, experimentation, travel, time etc.
Human existence economy defined as GDP
Presently, our GDP concerns itself with the human energy that is paid with wages. These wages can become more fair when pegged to a base equation for human intellectual and physical labor (the H.E.R.M.) Wage enhancements based on agreed upon subjective multipliers (higher education, pleasant personality, creativity, etc.) can be applied but a limit must be set in the form of a pay ceiling, so no one makes more than maybe, 50 times the base income. This is a nod to ‘inherited knowledge’ which makes possible all that humans collectively know. ‘No man is an island” the saying goes, and no one can become wealthy without the human community in which they live. No one is discouraged from working as much or hard as they want but a ‘ceiling’ is necessary to discourage labor/money hoarding.
There is another very important aspect of human energy that is not calculated in the GDP, but without which the GDP cannot exist. This is what we have defined as the ‘human existence economy’. It is noted that human existence hours per person per year equal 8,760 hours. Of these hours a 20 hour human work week would be equal to say 2,000 hours per year. The rest of these hours that are not used for sleep are human energy used to create a support structure for the ‘work hours’. The ‘human existence economy’ provides essential support in the form of child care, elder care, volunteer work of all kinds, maintenance of the home, preparation of meals, psychological council, creative activities (writing, music, painting), innovative thinking, etc. In a H.E.R.M. economic system the ‘human existence economy’ must be included in the GDP and supported by a base wage that guarantees every person no matter what age or ability, education, healthcare, food and shelter. This equals freedom. The success of nations that develop H.E.R.M. economies is rated by how well it takes care of its population.
Energy for currency basis
But how can we value the unique abilities and differences among individual humans in the HERM system of measurement? We can trade with the HERM value if we put a decimal value on it of 100 of whatever currency used. This kind of currency would be a no-interest currency. From this base point of valuation amplifiers for the value of each persons hours of work can be applied. The REGO (Renewable Energy Generation Output, concept by John Finnerty) shows the quality of individual human effort helping the free market work. (For instance each year of education beyond a certain point would be equal to some agreed-upon amount, years of work experience in a specialized field, unique abilities for writing or the arts and sciences, all these things can make the hour wage higher, but not extraordinarily higher. There needs to be a ceiling as well as a base (as discussed previously). Individuals who use more resources/wealth should pay more back into the economy (taxes, etc.) to sustain the economic system they benefit from. The debt an individual owes to the collective human intelligence (based on thousands of years of human development and inherited knowledge, which is the true debt!) must be taken into account, because we all sink or swim together now that most of us have chosen to live cooperatively in cities, states and countries.
We go back to the HERM to see where balance is, by holding to a base measure for human renewable energy. No one can be denied this base value, whether they can work or not, for they are all still consumers and this creates economic stimulus as well. The HERM is a guarantee of education, healthcare, food and shelter to each individual from birth.
The promise of the HERM can only be reality if human population world-wide is in balance with the sustainable and renewable use of the natural resources on earth. This is a very important aspect that must be addressed scientifically and peacefully. Computers can be used to study the essential systems, human and natural, determine their needs and calculate workable balances. We already have the tools available to determine the best practices on earth.
Conclusions
The value of human thought and effort can be based upon a standardized measure of human physical work. The standard can be multiplied by physical and intellectual values that add to the agreed-upon base wage but cannot exceed an agreed upon ‘ceiling’. Human individuality and quality of effort are recognized and rewarded then focused to the benefit of everyone.
The HERM principles need to be further clarified so they can begin to influence the formation of an efficient, sustainable and equitable economic system. We welcome input on these ideas.