Metaphysical Economics IV

The concept of buying and selling souls is ridiculous; there are way to few to form a functioning economy. Consider the United States as a well-balanced monetary system. Using M1 (physical currency and checks) there is 1.3 Trillion dollars in circulation, dividing by a population of 300 million, this yields about 4,500 dollars per capita. The supply of souls on the other hand is only around 1 per capita.

You can see the problem easily: if money was distributed evenly, I can purchases goods in increments of roughly 1/450000 of my total wealth (since the penny is indivisible). In the soul market however, you can't purchase anything valued less than a soul without taking a loss. So first, we must divide the soul into a more manageable unit. I suggest the microsoul, represented by mS, which is either equal to 1/1000000th of a soul or the average amount Microsoft owns of a person's soul (whichever is more convenient).

Next we need a good banking system. That figure for the US money supply seems low because of the banks: when you place $100 in a savings account, most of that money is loaned out to others and now two people are holding that money. The money from the loan gets spent and placed in another savings account, loaned out and the cycle continues (Incidentally, this shows up in the M2 money supply which includes savings and investments; about $7.5 Trillion total and about $25,000 per capita).

The problem comes in setting up a transcendental bank. God may be the one we'd find more trustworthy, he makes a few disparaging remarks regarding interest rates. The Devil is also out; economies don't run well on deception. The Buddha has no interest in possessions--Good for security, but what value would he place on getting the best return?

I guess after four of these pieces it's about time. We've sided with god and the devil, but this time let's leave that humans do a decent job of protecting their own interest (and principle for that matter).