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Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine. Genesis 41:33-36

2. BiblicalDoctrineofAppropriationandTaxationonAgriculturalCommodities
Hatenotlaboriouswork,neitherhusbandry,whichthemostHighhathordained.Sirach7:15
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Pentateuch
NowthereforeletPharaohlookoutamandiscreetandwise,andsethimoverthelandofEgypt.Let
Pharaohdothis,andlethimappointofficersovertheland,andtakeupthefifthpartofthelandof
Egyptinthesevenplenteousyears.Andletthemgatherallthefoodofthosegoodyearsthatcome,
andlayupcornunderthehandofPharaoh,andletthemkeepfoodinthecities.Andthatfoodshall
beforstoretothelandagainstthesevenyearsoffamine,whichshallbeinthelandofEgypt;thatthe
landperishnotthroughthefamine.Genesis41:33-36
Andhegatheredupallthefoodofthesevenyears,whichwereinthelandofEgypt,andlaidupthe
foodinthecities:thefoodofthefield,whichwasroundabouteverycity,laidheupinthesame.
Genesis41:48
Andthesevenyearsofdearthbegantocome,accordingasJosephhadsaid:andthedearthwasinall
lands;butinallthelandofEgypttherewasbread.AndwhenallthelandofEgyptwasfamished,the
peoplecriedtoPharaohforbread:andPharaohsaiduntoalltheEgyptians,GountoJoseph;whathe
saithtoyou,do.Genesis41:54-55
AndJosephnourishedhisfather,andhisbrethren,andallhisfather'shousehold,withbread,
accordingtotheirfamilies.Andtherewasnobreadinalltheland;forthefaminewasverysore,so
thatthelandofEgyptandallthelandofCanaanfaintedbyreasonofthefamine.AndJoseph
gatheredupallthemoneythatwasfoundinthelandofEgypt,andinthelandofCanaan,forthe
cornwhichtheybought:andJosephbroughtthemoneyintoPharaoh'shouse.Andwhenmoney
failedinthelandofEgypt,andinthelandofCanaan,alltheEgyptianscameuntoJoseph,andsaid,
Giveusbread:forwhyshouldwedieinthypresence?forthemoneyfaileth.AndJosephsaid,Give
yourcattle;andIwillgiveyouforyourcattle,ifmoneyfail.Andtheybroughttheircattleunto
Joseph:andJosephgavethembreadinexchangeforhorses,andfortheflocks,andforthecattleof
theherds,andfortheasses:andhefedthemwithbreadforalltheircattleforthatyear.Whenthat
yearwasended,theycameuntohimthesecondyear,andsaiduntohim,Wewillnothideitfrommy
lord,howthatourmoneyisspent;mylordalsohathourherdsofcattle;thereisnotoughtleftinthe
sightofmylord,butourbodies,andourlands:Whereforeshallwediebeforethineeyes,bothwe
andourland?buyusandourlandforbread,andweandourlandwillbeservantsuntoPharaoh:and
giveusseed,thatwemaylive,andnotdie,thatthelandbenotdesolate.AndJosephboughtallthe
landofEgyptforPharaoh;fortheEgyptianssoldeverymanhisfield,becausethefamineprevailed
overthem:sothelandbecamePharaoh's.Andasforthepeople,heremovedthemtocitiesfromone
endofthebordersofEgypteventotheotherendthereof.Onlythelandofthepriestsboughthenot;
forthepriestshadaportionassignedthemofPharaoh,anddideattheirportionwhichPharaohgave
them:whereforetheysoldnottheirlands.ThenJosephsaiduntothepeople,Behold,Ihavebought
youthisdayandyourlandforPharaoh:lo,hereisseedforyou,andyeshallsowtheland.Andit
shallcometopassintheincrease,thatyeshallgivethefifthpartuntoPharaoh,andfourpartsshall
beyourown,forseedofthefield,andforyourfood,andforthemofyourhouseholds,andforfood
foryourlittleones.Andtheysaid,Thouhastsavedourlives:letusfindgraceinthesightofmylord,
andwewillbePharaoh'sservants.AndJosephmadeitalawoverthelandofEgyptuntothisday,
thatPharaohshouldhavethefifthpart;exceptthelandofthepriestsonly,whichbecamenot
Pharaoh's.Genesis47:12-26

3. BiblicalDoctrineofAppropriationandTaxationonAgriculturalCommodities
Hatenotlaboriouswork,neitherhusbandry,whichthemostHighhathordained.Sirach7:15
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Analysis:
Lessor:Pharaoh(Government/Monarch/President/State)
Lessee:Farmers
Minister/SecretaryofAgriculture:JosephZaphnathpaaneah“TheSeedBearer”
AgriculturalLandAllocation:Atleast20%oftotallandareashouldbearable
BudgetandManagementofProfit:
TaxandTithe:20%
(10%forPharaoh;10%forthePriests-Churchesandtheirlandsaretax-exempt.)
NetSalaryofFarmers:80%
(40%forSeedoftheField-Sowing;40%forFood)
Everycityshouldbeabletosupplyitsownfood.
Formaximumefficiency,peopleshouldliveclosetothefoodsupply.
Aneconomythatisnotbackedbyfood(notgold,silver,money,crypto,etc.),butbyfood,will
eventuallycollapse.Slowlybutsurely.
Evenduringfamine,foodhasapriceandneedstobebought.Itisneverfree.
Moneywillfailduringextremefamine.Thealternativewillbethebartersystem(foodforcattle,
horses,flocks,asses,time(employment/service).ImplementapolicyofNOWORKNOEAT
(2Thessalonians3:10).
Whosoevercancontrolthefoodsupplycanmakelawsandcontrolthepeople.