FixingBIGThe Right blames BIG GOVERNMENT…The Left blames BIG BUSINESS…But the PROBLEM is in the BIG!

There’s a Relationship Problem Between the Citizen , the Government and the CommonsThe Citizen’s ability to interact… to influence… to touch…powers FAT with time & scalehas eroded… but ICT can repair this landscape!

There’s a Relationship Problem Between the Citizen , the Government and the CommonsBelieve themselves incapable of impactNever give to a cause or campaignFrustrated with Lobbying and Campaign FinanceCynicismScandal Bad LawUnraveling of the social contract Distrust of Government And experience suggests… Expansion of Corruption over time!And… NO solutions!

Believe themselves incapable of impact

Never give to a cause or campaign

Frustrated with Lobbying and Campaign Finance

Cynicism

Scandal

Bad Law

Unraveling of the social contract

Distrust of Government

And experience suggests… Expansion of Corruption over time!

Citizens per Congressional District in 1790 = 33,000Citizens per Congressional District in 2008 = 700,000For a 1790 Level of Representation NOW we’d need 10,000 Members of Congress!Scaling issues and Neglected Technologies of Interaction have favored Imbalances in ‘Influence Capability’ Campaign Finance, Lobbying, Politics & the Social Contract itselfcan’tbe Healed until a Citizen’s meaningful participationcanbe asFrequent and Painless…

ThePolitical MicroTransactionis Central to Citizen Representation and a Fundamental Element of the Landscape we are now engaged in shaping!As a SHOUT in a hunter/gatherer camp on the Serengeti.Campaign Finance, Lobbying, Politics & the Social Contract itselfcan’tbe Healed until a Citizen’s meaningful participationcanbe asFrequent and Painless… Or a FINGER to the chest of your cousin… behind the barn… intended for his wife’s brother… the city councilman, in 1820 New Hampshire.

Chagorafor Everyday People… everyday! You CAN Meaningfully Participate with Nickels, Dimes & Quarters…Take YOUR Place in OURPublic Square!ThePolitical MicroTransactionisCentral to Citizen Representation and a Fundamental Element of the Landscape we are now engaged in shaping!

The Power of… Small Money… Large Numbers&Immediate Feedback!ICT’s critical role in balancing Influence Capability’

ChagoraThe Individually-Controlled / Commons-Dedicated Account

The HealthCare DebateHuffington Post:Lobbyists on a Roll“20 of the biggest health insurance and drug companies spent nearly a combined $35 million in Q1 -- a 41 percent increase from the same quarter last year.”WOW! That’s a LOT of MONEY!Could Chagora ever compete with THAT?We now pause for this very important message…

CHAGORA is NOT a CONTESTANT in these Competitions!Chagora IS: A more level court for that game of basketball A less muddied field for the soccer final A fairer field for the runners’ race! A Fundamental for the World’s Developing ICT Landscape

A more level court for that game of basketball

A less muddied field for the soccer final

A fairer field for the runners’ race!

The HealthCare DebateHuffington Post:Lobbyists on a Roll“20 of the biggest health insurance and drug companies spent nearly a combined $35 million in Q1 -- a 41 percent increase from the same quarter last year.”WOW! That’s a LOT of MONEY!Could Chagora ever compete with THAT?Could a User-created network ever compete with THAT?10% of the Electorate giving a quarter once a WEEK for 12 weeks via interest group(s) using Chagora is $30 million.Who do you think would get more Congressional attention?

Facebook & CausesWashington Post:'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising"The majority of Causes' participants have received no donations through the site." Support Our TroopsMembers: 436,545All of whom I suppose must support the idea!Colossal Total Raised: $3,437!BUT WHAT IF...You could easily give 25 or 50 cents on joining? Would that stop you? Would you be more or less likely to revisit that group? Give again? Stay involved? Would it matter?

Twitter, Paypal & TipjoyA charity ‘s recent Twitter-centered global fundraiser was also utilizing PayPal & TipJoy. They wanted to have a minimum contribution of $5.But it was suggested by PayPal that they'd do better making it $10! PayPal understands that charities prefer larger donations! Since the User isn’t their focus, they don’t understand that a MicroContribution - even if only useful once for a given user - attracts & anchors the User to this specialized account for ALL such future transactions.Moreover, even if a person never used the MicroTransaction, enough will to catalyze the flocking that eventually brings that guy in too!The ‘Push for a Larger Transaction Mentality’, in very sophisticated business, political and social theory contexts is often characterized as“The Dumb-Ass, Short-Sighted, Don’t-Bother-Me-with-What-the-User-Wants-or-Needs” Theory of Internet Commerce.

Twitter, Paypal & TipjoyChagorafor Everyday People… everyday! You CAN Meaningfully Participate with Nickels, Dimes & Quarters…Take YOUR Place in OURPublic Square!A charity ‘s recent Twitter-centered global fundraiser was also utilizing PayPal & TipJoy. They wanted to have a minimum contribution of $5.But it was suggested by PayPal that they'd do better making it $10! PayPal understands that charities prefer larger donations! Since the User isn’t their focus, they don’t understand that a MicroContribution - even if only useful once for a given user - attracts & anchors the User to this specialized account for ALL such future transactions.Moreover, even if a person never used the MicroTransaction, enough will to catalyze the flocking that eventually brings that guy in too!The ‘Push for a Larger Transaction Mentality’, in very sophisticated business, political and social theory contexts is often characterized as“The Dumb-Ass, Short-Sighted, Don’t-Bother-Me-with-What-the-User-Wants-or-Needs” Theory of Internet Commerce.

The Mechanism Pooled user-determined account User opens account with $10 Chagora pays transaction fees User gives a quarter with 39 others via cause/candidate intermediary Recipient receives $10 Reimburses Chagora what it pays for the same $10 received directly transaction is Revenue neutral!Unified Accounting & Reporting single sign-up for User’s unified Accounting & Reporting Tracks legal limits Separates taxed & non-taxed contributions Provides recipient fec compliant reports employer charity ‘matching’ monetization corporate / charity promotions livedebate sponsorships supplementary Recipient services traditional advertising media event fees campaign services

User opens account with $10

Chagora pays transaction fees

User gives a quarter with 39 others via cause/candidate intermediary

Recipient receives $10

Reimburses Chagora what it pays for the same $10 received directly

transaction is Revenue neutral!

single sign-up for User’s unified Accounting & Reporting

Tracks legal limits

Separates taxed & non-taxed contributions

Provides recipient fec compliant reports

employer charity ‘matching’

corporate / charity promotions

livedebate sponsorships

supplementary Recipient services

traditional advertising

media event fees

campaign services

BootstrappingVia theChagoraLive DebateAPI Everyone with the same $10 RealTime 25₵ Donation Fedback in RealTime Display Time bound by event Duration LOCAL Candidacies Easier Rules discourage Information Cascades E-mail Contribution Confirmation CANDIDATES Build the UserBase! Non-partisan National Advertising LOCAL Issues & LOCAL Sponsors And a Collection of Candidates LISTENING CLOSELY to their Constituents!

Everyone with the same $10

RealTime 25₵ Donation

Fedback in RealTime Display

Time bound by event Duration

LOCAL Candidacies Easier

Rules discourage Information Cascades

E-mail Contribution Confirmation

CANDIDATES Build the UserBase!

Non-partisan National Advertising

LOCAL Issues & LOCAL Sponsors

And a Collection of Candidates LISTENING CLOSELY to their Constituents!

BootstrappingVia theChagoraLive DebateAPI Everyone with the same $10 RealTime 25₵ Donation Fedback in RealTime Display Time bound by event Duration LOCAL Candidacies Easier Rules discourage Information Cascades E-mail Contribution Confirmation CANDIDATES Build the UserBase! Non-partisan National Advertising LOCAL Issues & LOCAL Sponsors And a Collection of Candidates LISTENING CLOSELY to their Constituents!

Everyone with the same $10

RealTime 25₵ Donation

Fedback in RealTime Display

Time bound by event Duration

LOCAL Candidacies Easier

Rules discourage Information Cascades

E-mail Contribution Confirmation

CANDIDATES Build the UserBase!

Non-partisan National Advertising

LOCAL Issues & LOCAL Sponsors

And a Collection of Candidates LISTENING CLOSELY to their Constituents!

Join Chagora via Regular Paycheck DeductionChoose from ANY legitimate Charities, Causes or Campaigns wishing to reach the small donor…(will the candidates not interested in small donors please now raise their hands)Your Political AND Charitable Contributions are SECUREAnd to the extent YOU determine PRIVATEBootstrappingVia theChagoraSign-up thruemployment Program

Join Chagora via Regular Paycheck DeductionChoose from ANY legitimate Charities, Causes or Campaigns wishing to reach the small donor…(will the candidates not interested in small donors please now raise their hands)Your Political AND Charitable Contributions are SECUREAnd to the extent YOU determine PRIVATEPer Agreement, Employer Match for Your Charity GiftsConstant Feedback Provided by User & Other Reviews, Recipients’ own Promotion & Legally Required Reports as well as Posted News itemsBootstrappingVia theChagoraSign-up thruemployment ProgramBecome RE Acquainted with the Excitement of Citizenship when YOUR Voice …Is the MOST Desired… After so LONG ignored!

Join Chagora via Regular Paycheck DeductionChagorafor Everyday People… everyday! You CAN Meaningfully Participate with Nickels, Dimes & Quarters…Take YOUR Place in OURPublic Square!Choose from ANY legitimate Charities, Causes or Campaigns wishing to reach the small donor…(will the candidates not interested in small donors please now raise their hands)Your Political AND Charitable Contributions are SECUREAnd to the extent YOU determine PRIVATEPer Agreement, Employer Match for Your Charity GiftsConstant Feedback Provided by User & Other Reviews, Recipients’ own Promotion & Legally Required Reports as well as Posted News itemsBootstrappingVia theChagoraSign-up thruemployment ProgramBecome RE Acquainted with the Excitement of Citizenship when YOUR Voice …Is the MOST Desired… After so LONG ignored!