It has been generally conceded in our age that the economic systems of the past no longer have any form of relevance in our world. Throughout our entire lives, we have each been complaining to one another about the rampant inequity in our chosen political and economic systems, and we have each struggled with the familiar sensation that the more work we do, the further we seem to be from our dreams. To some, it can appear that the simple act of living stagnates life: that it is impossible to save for a new car without repairing the roof, impossible to send your children to college while expecting to retire, impossible to gain wealth without surrendering all the other elements essential to human beings. Whether you are reading this in the "free world" capitalist dominated countries, or those few enclaves of communism or even state suppressed fascist economies, the same circumstances hold true for all people in all parts of the earth. And yet, as billions of us struggle and compete each day to put food on the table, gas in our tanks or the next generation in school, we are all confronted by the rich neighbour who appears to be able to do this all without any effort whatsoever. The doctrine of capitalism teaches us that this man is of more benefit to the economy than us; socialism informs us that he is of greater need to society. Regardless, we each hope to live in a world where the rich neighbour deserves his riches and where we have a fair chance of earning them. However, sometimes, we can't but help notice that perhaps he is not our economic or moral superior, just a luckier gambler in the slot machine of life. He is a man with powerful friends, affluent family members, better lawyers or fewer children. And thus, whilst we are taught to believe we are inferior to this man, we each know we are not.

It is my goal to solve this problem, inherent in the economic systems of our day. It has been my purpose to study the economic and philosophical literature of my peers in order to develop an economy that a) can be transitioned to with reasonable sacrifice by the populace, b) can create equal opportunity for all regardless of circumstance and c) can ensure that each member of the human race who has the ability to feed themselves as well as the ambition and intelligence to better themselves can do so. However, I must preface my work by saying that I do not believe in utopia nor claim to have found one. It is possible that my system will create a pseudo-paradise where all manual labour is automated and all humans perform the work of the mind, but such a future could exist with the elimination of all the stupid, weak and decrepit, and so I hesitate to label this fantasy world utopian. Unlike scholars of the past, I believe my system will solve the majority of mankind's production and distribution problems in the meantime, while not focusing on a rose-coloured, probably impossible to obtain, and perhaps not entirely innocuous distant future. The reforms I will suggest can happen any time humanity is ready for them and in final chapters I will describe how they can be implemented without large scale disruption to society.

Of course, the question no doubt haunting your mind is that of what constitutes my economic stratagems. In fact, as most theories can be boiled down to, it exists on three principles. First, an object can only have value if a human does work on that object. Second, this work can be measured in time and thus the value of all things must be measured in time. Third, the man who is most efficient, creates the most time, creates the most value and thus shall be the most rewarded.

I must warn you that this system is extremely practical and thus leaves little breathing room for idealists or dreamy philosophers. This will not put bread on everyone's table if they refuse to work for it. This will not cure every disease if scientists refuse to discover treatments for them. This will not spontaneously force the sky to rain whipped cream or make all humans equal brothers. Mankind is not equal. Get over it. That being said, given this fact, we must afford each person an equal playing field so that only those with the greatest skills arise to conquer their adversaries. There is only one thing worst than an a dictator and that is an ignorant one. I fundamentally believe that those who produce the most can consume the most, and that is one of the most crucial objectives of this theory. This is not capitalism. Capitalism allows objects to be valued by demand and supply which means a man who produces a million iPhone covers can make more money than the man who produces ten million toothbrushes. This is not communism. Communism asks that each man produces to his ability without any incentive other than satisfaction of his needs. In those conditions, a janitor can satisfy his needs just as well as a heart surgeon. This also isn't any sort of fundamentalist fantasy devoid of government or inequity. This system will create poor people, and it will create rich people, and it will also allow for a government to reign over both. All three are fundamental to human civilization. Only a tribe of savages has people of equal rank in power and wealth, because there is no difference to the savage who has control of ten tribesmen and their huts. I can guarantee you that under my system only those who deserve it will attain political or economic power, but I can also guarantee that those unable or unwilling to attain either will be forced into wretched poverty. A man cannot consume more than he produces.

This is not the most revolutionary of economic sciences; I understand that. I must admit that the Objectivist theorems of Ayn Rand are in large part an inspiration to me. My work here is to adapt some of her philosophies to the twenty-first century and the future as I see it. The purpose of my system is to continually evolve mankind while decreasing its numbers. It is only system that responds to scarcity of resources by dropping prices. It is the only system that perpetually expands production methods while slowly de-escalating production itself. As I will elucidate in later chapters, in my system the least deserving individuals will starve to death, continually. It will be the government's responsibility in fact, to maintain this deserving starvation and impose it on its own people. My system demands a great deal from all of mankind in pursuit of humanly perfection. Ideally, this will allow humans to survive on smaller stockpiles of non-renewables whilst continuing to evolve the markets and themselves, something neither communism nor capitalism could ever hope to achieve. This will lead to the proverbial Adam and Eve, but rather than being the first glimpse of mankind, they will be the last humans standing who can repopulate the earth with perfect beings to begin again, hopefully without the problems we developed for ourselves. Should this new super race fail as we have failed, my protocols can be reintroduced. The pursuit of the post-modern Adam and Eve will, in all likelihood, be an endless endeavour.

So, if you have not become horrified by my candidly realistic view of a new system, continue onwards and discover for yourself the economic theory that I have coined "chronimism". You will find ideas that you agree with and some which you vehemently oppose, but all have been thoroughly researched and are vigorously defended on my part. I would ask that you give me a fair chance in considering my economic ideas as I have dedicated my life to reading yours and giving them a thoroughly unprejudiced evaluation as well. I have always believed that whether a person is choosing life principles or socio-economic philosophies, empiricism and justice must be first in mind.