Objectives | meppin

Our organization aims to develop, implement and execute meritocratic public policies. Our first policy, the Single Land Value Taxation (SLVT) system is based upon Georgist economic principles. Thereafter, we will develop other public policies, as well as the theoretical foundation for a new governmental, economic, and social system, which we have dubbed “meritocracy.” The core concept is to structure a meritocratic operating system for a country (i.e., meritocratic state capitalism), which will be suitable for implementation in most countries around the world.

The intent of all of our public policies is to provide more freedom, equality, and transparency than can be found in modern day democracies; and to maximize annual rates of growth per the UN’s Human Development Index (HDI), as well as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in those nations (or territories thereof) that would implement this system. More specifically, this system will increase governmental revenues, economic output, and workers’ salaries, while decreasing housing costs and the general cost of living, unemployment, poverty, pollution, destruction of natural resources and the environment, and crime.

It is our assertion that this system will diminish corruption, bureaucracy, and that which underlies many human conflicts by motivating political adversaries to invest in economic production instead of political control.

Given an opportunity to flourish, we believe this system can also have a stimulating impact on the global economy. First, because success will likely inspire other nations to study and eventually adopt this form of taxation. This, in turn, will produce positive ripple effects across a variety economic metrics and, thereby, improve worldwide economic standards.

If, within a given territory or nation, which has otherwise demonstrated an interest in change, a group of citizens or an established government should prove to be an impediment to the adoption of new, meritocratic policies (as this might result in the loss of some privilege), transitional provisions should be made to provide some form of compensation, so as to secure smooth and unimpeded progress toward a meritocratic system.

A meritocratic governmental system would, of course, consist of a variety of public policies. We believe many of these may be adopted discretely and that options exist for the manner of their adoption. Such flexibility allows for the achievement of similar objectives while respecting that individual, on-the-ground realities may necessitate variation in approach. The overall design of this set of policies is intended to allow success in the implementation of a particular policy to facilitate the implementation of a subsequent one.

Given the circumstances to do so, human behavior will always tend toward monopoly. With this in mind, market-oriented, meritocratic public policies (e.g., Land Value Tax, as explained in the next paragraph) are designed to work against the establishment of monopolies. Meritocracy is, in fact, the opposite of monopoly by transforming all economic, social and governmental structures towards a complete, free market orientation. This will contribute towards a significant decrease in unproductive labor, both in the private and public sectors. As labor becomes more productive, there will be a concomitant decrease in “economic rent” and the cost-of-production, and an increase in workers’ salaries.

There are two, foundational meritocratic public policies that are fundamental to introducing a meritocratic, market-orientation to the to the workings of governments and economies. They establish the basis upon which all other related policies can be adopted. These are:

The adoption of a Single Land Value Tax (SLVT) system hapter
A meritocratic government (MG): The most talented skilled person will work on each government job and be rewarded according his performance/how much he benefited the country. Learn more in Chapter 0200.

Our general presumption is quite straightforward. Any public policy or public administration capable of producing significant increases in wealth and benefits to a given population will – in most circumstances, if given an opportunity to take root within a given population – will replace public policies and governments that have produced less wealth and benefits.

We are prioritizing the establishment of meritocratic public policies in those territories where it will be faster and easier to implement and manage these new policies (e.g., a small city, state or country).

All strategic approaches to implementation presume a peaceful transition and are driven by a given government or population’s request for and/or acceptance of a transition from a current policy to a new policy.

Should an existing government, elected or otherwise instituted, be reluctant to accept the will of the citizenry for change, then the current government may be persuaded in other ways (e.g., being paid to accept a new policy peaceably) or, if only one region of a given nation is desirous of change, then that territory should be given the opportunity to pay the country to sell or lease this portion of its territory, such that it could become a new nation; a special, autonomous region; or some type of public-private partnership (PPP).

The public policies we propose share several characteristics in common with Singapore’s current governmental, economic, and social system. Singapore has enjoyed the fastest economic growth of any nation on the planet (1965 per capita GDP: US$ 516.29 vs. 2014 per capita GDP: US$ 56,319, which represents a 109-fold increase) and an equally impressive improvement in the quality of life (e.g., in 2015, it was #11 on the UN’s Human Development Index ranking of nations). From an economic standpoint, meritocratic public policies are what made Singapore an extremely successful country. We assert that our particular meritocratic public policies can produce success rates that surpass even those enjoyed by Singapore.

Even if you think our premise is utopian, the utility of the information we shall seek to aggregate, develop and share will be unlimited. Included here, we will seek to inform citizens and politicians:

As to which policies, reforms, and regulatory frameworks, as well as economic, social, and compliance systems may produce the best results in terms of economic growth and social equality, for both the short and long term, and in a manner that doesn’t create additional problems, such as an economic recession, bubble etc.