1. The Core Principle (The "Why")
The current economic system incentivises hoarding, evasion, and extraction via secrecy (tax havens, shell companies). Transparency is the antidote. This dissolves the shadows, shifts incentives toward contribution, starves conflict, and funds the Grand Mission via a Resource Tax.
2. Key Policy Objectives (The "What")
- Establish a Global Financial Register (GFR): Public registry of Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) for all major assets.
- Implement a Global Treaty on Tax Justice: Eliminate Tax Havens, set Global Minimum Tax (e.g., 25%), Mandate Automatic Information Exchange.
- Introduce the Global Resource & Carbon Tax (GRT): Tax on extraction of non-renewables and carbon emission.
- Create the Global Transition Fund (GTF): Public fund receiving 100% of GRT/reclaimed wealth, mandated to fund Actions 1, 3, 4, 5.
3. Implementation Strategy (The "How")
Executed via a "Coalition of the Willing" leveraging collective economic power.
Phase 1: The Coalition & The Standard (Years 1-4)
- Form the Initial Coalition: Convene a "**C10**" (or more) coalition of aligned nations, building momentum towards a "G50+" standard.
- Establish the WTTO: Create the "World Tax & Transparency Organisation" to manage GFR/GTF, operating under strict democratic oversight.
- Build the GFR: Secure, blockchain-verified registry.
- Pass the Treaty: Coalition nations sign the "Global Treaty on Tax Justice."
Governance of WTTO & GTF
- Democratic Accountability: Operate under radical transparency and direct citizen oversight.
- Citizen Assemblies: Key strategic decisions/budgets guided and audited by rotating Global Citizens' Assemblies (selected by lottery).
- Open Data: All financial flows, GFR data (with privacy thresholds), and WTTO operations publicly accessible in real-time.
- Independent Auditing: Robust, independent auditing with enforcement power.
Phase 2: The Lever (Years 5-10)
- Implement "Market Access" Lever: Compliance required to access Coalition market.
- Make Secrecy Obsolete: Blacklist non-compliant banks/institutions.
- Launch the GRT: Phase in the Global Resource & Carbon Tax.
Phase 3: The New Economy (Years 11+)
- Transparency as Default: GFR is the global standard.
- The GTF at Scale: Fully endowed, disbursing funds for global transition.
- Impact Measurement & KPIs: The WTTO monitors and reports on KPIs, including:
- Reduction in estimated global illicit financial flows by 80%.
- Measurable increase in tax revenue collected by developing nations participating in the Treaty by 30%.
- Annual disbursement value of the Global Transition Fund (GTF) reaches and maintains levels sufficient to fund Actions 1, 3, 4, and 5.
- Incentive Shift: Transparent innovation valued over hidden extraction.
4. Stakeholders & Partners (The "Who")
- Global: G20, OECD, UN Dev Programme.
- National: Finance Depts./Central Banks of Coalition.
- Non-Profit: Tax Justice Network, Transparency Int'l, Oxfam.
- Public: Investigative journalists, public movements.
5. Anticipated Challenges & Counter-Strategies
Challenge: Unprecedented resistance from concentrated wealth.
Counter: Narrative war - Reframe privacy (corporate secrecy vs personal) & free markets (creates true level playing field).
Challenge: Massive capital flight.
Counter: Coordinated capital controls, Market Access lever makes hidden wealth unusable.
Challenge: "This is global government / loss of sovereignty."
Counter: Frame as **Restoring Democratic Sovereignty.** "Your nation is *already* non-sovereign... This plan *smashes* that unaccountable global power. It restores sovereignty *to people and their democracies*..."