A PROSUMER economy is an economy wherein the producers of goods and services are also the consumers of these goods and services.
In other words, it is practically a closed economy wherein those who control the means of production are also the ones who control the means of distribution, a means that would of course lead to consumption.
Under the existing consumer economy, the means of distribution is controlled by corporate giants that are often also owned or controlled by the upper classes of our society. To a large extent, the means of production are owned or controlled by them too, except for a few companies that are owned by small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Under the existing consumer economy, the lower and middle classes of our society are spending without earning, because that is all that they could do. Under an alternative prosumer economy, the lower and middle classes of our society will be able to earn while they are spending, because they are also the ones producing what they are consuming.
Under an alternative prosumer economy, the lower and middle classes of our society will also be able to earn discounts and rebates every time they would buy any product or service from their cooperatives.
Not only that, they will also earn dividends from their cooperatives at the end of the year. Yes, coops are the key towards achieving a prosumer economy. That is the way, and there is no other way.
LET’S ADD MORE HOSPITAL BUILDINGS
The numbers do not lie. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a shortage of beds in all of the hospitals in the country.
The numbers do not lie, and the mathematical equation is simple. If the hospitals would want to add more beds, they have to add more buildings, or extensions, if you please.
As of now, adding more hospitals is a very complex project, requiring a lot of time and efforts. Fortunately, there is an alternative now by simply using reconditioned shipping container vans and prefabricated building materials.
The buildings could be built on site, but these could also be dismantled and built elsewhere if necessary.
Mr. Jorge Malig is President of Vantaztic, a company that has been making portable buildings and prefabricated structures for many years now. These buildings could either be used as doctor’s clinics, laboratory facilities or hospital wards, as the case may be.
At the request of the client, these could come complete with connections for power, water and even internet.
But what is a hospital building without medical equipment?
In search of an answer to that question, Mr. Malig has already partnered with Dr. Luis Ramon Rodriguez, who is President of Philippine Medical Depot (PMD). Thanks to Dr. Rodriguez, these hospital buildings could already be supplied with whatever medical equipment are needed./PN
