A new route to end poverty: the Service–Facility principle

Give Services, Take Facilities — A New Path for Social Systems

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• A new route to end poverty: the Service–Facility principle
• Future without Money: Services as true wealth

We live in a world organised around money. The belief that earning money equals security has been passed down for generations. But this system has increased inequality, poverty and social stress. In this article I present a different — yet practical — proposal: the Service–Facility principle. In other words, instead of money, communities manage life by exchanging services with one another.

What is the problem?

Money-centred economies create many problems — concentration of wealth, fear of unemployment, corruption and mental stress. Working for money often undervalues social services, agriculture and handicrafts. As a result people lose dignity and social equality declines.

What is the Service–Facility principle?

The idea is simple: each person or household provides services to the community according to their ability — teaching, healthcare, farming, construction, household help, handicrafts, guidance, and so on. In return they receive digitally or officially recorded service-points. These points can be used to obtain other services or facilities. In addition, the government would ensure some basic services free for all.

How the model would work — a brief outline

• Service account (Service Wallet): A digital account under each citizen's name where the amount of services is recorded.
• Rules and rating: Local committees and regulatory bodies should determine the weight of services (for example, a doctor's hour, a teacher's hour, a cleaning hour).
• Village pilot: First test in a small village with 100–150 households to observe the outcomes.
• Role of government: Ensure basic public facilities (water, health, education, infrastructure) and maintain a hybrid (money + service) system for external transactions.

Benefits

This principle increases the prospects of poverty reduction — since everyone has something to offer. Social dignity will improve, cooperation will strengthen, and many harmful incentives of a purely money-driven system will be reduced.

Challenges and solutions

Naturally there are challenges: valuing services, keeping incentives, preventing fraud and changing mindsets. However, technology, transparent digital records (using tools like blockchain if needed), local service committees and positive incentives (extra points for top contributors, access to training or housing) can address these issues.

Pilot project — a small experiment

Run a pilot with 100 households in a village: each person records at least two hours of community service per week. These records are kept via digital tools or a village register. At the end of the month, those with higher points receive educational support, basic health checks or other priorities. Controlled experiments will reveal real outcomes, problems and improvements.

Public movement and social acceptance

To gain broad acceptance, awareness campaigns, local leaders, NGOs and schools must participate. If early pilots show success, the idea can gradually spread from the local level.

What you can do:

• Start a “service day” experiment in your village or household right away.
• Form a local service committee and share this idea with neighbours.
• Share this article on social media to spark discussion.

Conclusion

While completely abandoning money is not immediately feasible in today’s global economy, the Service–Facility principle can be an effective and humane alternative — especially at the local level. If we implement it slowly, transparently and with community buy-in, it could become a powerful tool to fight poverty and inequality. Ultimately, a society's true wealth is its people's capacity to serve — and in exchanging that service lies real security.