Black Friday Could Be Every Day On STEEM

Without The Fighting, Screaming And Disappointment

You know. The way it should be.

I don't know how widespread Black Friday is outside the United States, but since our economies are linked with multinational conglomerates leading the way, my guess is Black Friday has invaded elsewhere, without the benefit of the Thanksgiving holiday before it.

Black Friday, which sounds ominous, is supposed to be a day of discounts the Friday after Thanksgiving where retail stores see the red on their ledgers that has built throughout the year get into the black because of a major increase in consumer buying, thanks to all the deals.

Aside from some online shopping, I've never been a fan of Black Friday. I'd prefer reasonable pricing and discounting throughout the year, rather than prices that consumers won't buy at because they're waiting for the day, or extended weekend with Cyber Monday in the mix, to come along.

Since I don't go shopping in the stores on Black Friday, I have not witnessed firsthand the pandemonium that occurs in some places across the country. I was in our local mall on Friday for work and did not see any untoward or unfriendly actions of any kind, but there was definitely more people wandering around than normal.

Why Would I Want That For STEEM?

The only thing I'm saying could be on STEEM is the discount shopping. Or rather, the everyday low prices, since the idea would be that the cost of commerce on STEEM would be lower than it is on the outside. How much lower, I'm not sure how to gauge, but since taxes, inflation and debt all play a larger part in the cost of anything where fiat is concerned, I believe the price of things could be considerably less than they are otherwise if those three things were either non-existent or nearly so.

Recently I wrote a post talking about how commerce on STEEM would benefit from no taxation (no governing authority to impose them), no national debt, and no chronic inflation. STEEM has some inflation, and it could get out of hand over time if allowed, but there is a built in half point drop in inflation every year, and there's talk about the need to tighten up inflation even more, with either code or community action.

Would You Buy A $1,000 TV For 250 STEEM?

If it were new, state of the art, the right size and fits your wants, my guess is, of course you would. Why pay more?

I think it would be possible for manufacturers to produce a 250 STEEM TV that would traditionally sell for $1,000 USD if they were able to put it together transacting only in STEEM. STEEM wouldn't have to be worth any more than it is right now, either. This could be achieved by everything being financially based in STEEM, from the metals, plastics, and other materials that need to be mined and fabricated, to the robotic or human assembly lines putting the product together, to the cost of energy, shipping, testing, inspection, etc.

If that were all on STEEM, and not dealing with fiat in anyway, I think it could be done.

Okay, Mr. Head In The Clouds. How?

Someone owns land and the mineral rights to it. They allow someone else to mine or extract those minerals with a STEEM contract, or even a SMT contract.

This raw material in turn is bought with STEEM to form the basic components of whatever—in this scenario, a television set. The companies producing the components buy in STEEM and then in turn sell to manufacturers in STEEM. The manufacturers then take the components and assemble the TVs, paying their workers in STEEM, along with their energy and other overhead costs.

From there, I believe it would be possible for the manufacturer to go straight to the consumer without any wholesale or retail middlemen. If they didn't want to take on the rather enormous task of shipping themselves, there's an assortment of options, all of which would then be paid in STEEM.

No taxes to be paid at any point, effecting price. No inflation to factor in. No national debt putting pressure on the monetary system. And no fees on any transactions, a decentralized, three second transaction time, and less potential for fraud or overdrafts or any other financial issue, because all the accounts and their transactions are visible on STEEM.

What's It Gonna Take?

My guess is, someone who believes in the cause, where money is no object, or at least, easy to come by. A multi-millionaire visionary, or a multi-billion dollar company. Someone with the resources to do this.

Or maybe, just maybe, hundreds if not thousands of individuals and small businesses from all over the world, who believe in STEEM and choose to daisy chain sourcing, extraction, design, manufacturing, assembly, selling, shipping, etc.

I'm not saying it's going to be easy. I'm saying it's possible. And if it's possible, eventually, it becomes doable. And when it's doable, it become reality.

If we look at it that way, we're just two more steps away, with dozens of mini-steps in between. Just two rather large dominoes that need to fall.

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