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The Mandatory Social Utility Accounting System & Collapse of Wage-Based Value

The mandatory implementation of a global 'Social Utility Accounting System' (SUAS) represents one of the most significant structural redefinitions of human resource allocation in modern history. Functioning as the primary mechanism for determining eligibility to critical resources—including energy credits, housing assignments, and nutritional access—the system quantifies non-market contributions previously considered outside economic calculation. Rather than measuring output (GDP), SUAS measures input: attention expenditure, specialized care provision, civic maintenance time, and measured social cohesion efforts. This shift structurally decouples survival and resource distribution from the concept of paid employment entirely.

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  • Origin and Economic Necessity
  • Algorithmic Quantification of Social Capital
  • The Purpose Economy and Identity Decoupling
  • Predictive Resource Allocation and Surveillance Mandate
  • Critical Analysis and Ethical Utility Drift
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References

  1. Directorate for Systemic Human Value Assessment (DSUVA). *The Calculus of Care: Resource Assignment in the Post-Labor Economy*. 2041.
  2. Global Bioregional Synthesis Initiative (GBSI). *Modeling Utility Flow and Structural Resilience*. Journal of Metabolic Governance, Vol. 78(3), 2055.
  3. Center for Algorithmic Ethics & Social Compliance (CAESC). *The Paradox of Quantification: Autonomy vs. Optimization in SUAS Deployment*. Policy Briefing Series, 2049.