Opinion of distributism

[Deus Naturae]

The ideas regarding property ownership don't sound that bad in theory and while returning to a society where everyone was a farmer, business-owner, or independent artisan might be nice, it would also result in a reversion to a pre-industrial economy incapable of mass production. Some might find such a society preferable to the one we live in now, but given the reduction in living standards such a return would entail, it's hardly justifiable to force their desire for a less-developed economy on everyone else via government policy.

Banning interest is a moronic suggestion that would also result in lower living standards (societies become wealthier when resources are invested in expanding production and developing a capital structure rather than immediately consumed...this would become significantly harder when saved funds couldn't be profitably loaned out for these purposes). You'd also see a return to a more stratified society where people could only acquire property via inheritance rather than borrowing capital to launch their own enterprises.

The guild system is another terrible idea and contradicts the claimed opposition to monopolistic cartels. Guilds promote "harmony" to the extent that their members act harmoniously to restrict entry into their profession and charge artificially high prices/rates for their goods/services.

So, overall I'll definitely go with HI.

[Deus Naturae]

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HI^1000.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons