My idea is that， whenever someone makes a promise， no matter how casual， they would be required to back it with a 1）monetary 2）deposit. If the promise was broken， the 3）recipient would get to keep the money as 4）compensation. ‘Ill call you soon would cost a pound or so. 5）Unconsummated dinner invitations might be twice as much. A declaration of 6）undying love would set you back quite a bit more. 7）Politicians would have to be particularly careful about what they 8）pledged. Theyd probably need to raise a lot more money for the 9）massive 10）payouts expected if elected. 11）Transactions could be carried out both by a form of bank 12）channels and contact 13）activated 14）micro-chips 15）embedded in peoples fingertips. The effect would be to promote 16）integrity. Dishonesty would be expensive， and there would be a 17）premium put on the superficial. Most of all， with the politicians， it would be a way of channeling money from rich 18）donors to the 19）masses， who also should get part of the money.

我的想法是，无论何时，如果有人作出承诺，不管他当时有多随意，都要为其交保证金。一旦他没有信守诺言，对方就可以用保证金作为赔偿。作出“我稍后再打给你”的承诺若失信，要赔偿大约1英镑。没有兑现的晚餐邀请可能要追加一倍偿还。对永恒的爱信誓旦旦会让你大出血。政治家必须对他们的许诺格外谨慎。他们一旦当选，可能需要为承诺过的各种开支筹集更多的钱。交易可以通过银行或者激活植入到人们指间的微芯片进行。这样做将会提高诚信度。不守承诺会损失惨重，虚情假意也会有保险金作为赔偿。最重要的是，这对于政治家来说，那是把钱从富裕的捐款者手中分给贫苦大众的一种方式，他们也应该从中得到一部分钱。