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Early successes at the county level will serve as prototypes, informing state and federal implementations, ultimately creating an ecosystem of distributed ownership that liberates households from wage dependence and fosters shared prosperity.
Navigating Risks and Ensuring Trust
Protecting community assets from elite capture or corruption requires:
Majority resident voting rights.
Rigorous transparency mandates—public, audited records of all transactions.
Safeguards against reckless withdrawals or asset sales, such as cooling-off periods or non-transferable units.
Legal protections to prevent discriminatory exclusion based on wealth or origin.