tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118162518703951792.post329089864333985962..comments2023-09-03T06:50:18.451-04:00Comments on QUICKWIT: Towns Printing Their Own Currencylady dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14592748280486453775noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118162518703951792.post-60639058184165874142010-03-10T23:03:53.947-05:002010-03-10T23:03:53.947-05:00That's funny Fredd! People aren't stupid, ...That's funny Fredd! People aren't stupid, they know you can't buy everything you need within a 30 mile radius of your home! There are no flat screen TVs or laptops build in my town. Community currency is a tool to bring more shoppers into local stores and not big chains like Wal-Mart. Local currency works alongside the national currency, it DOES NOT replace it or compete with the USD ! LOL. It's a tool to build a stronger local economy. Keep in mind one thing, Wal-Mart delivers all of its goods to its stores via trucks, if gas goes to $20 a gallon, where you going to shop? It's good to have some local production of essential items. <br /><br />It's really funny that more and more people who read about local currency for the first, in a quick Internet minute, seem to connect the dots on everything from tax evasion to cults, please learn more before jumping to conclusions. There are dozens of successful CCs in the US and Canada, not to mention the UK, Brazil etc.<br /><br />Mark Herpel<br />editor Community Currency Magazine<br />editor@ccmag.netMark Herpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16570867131790072001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118162518703951792.post-39001084974235859862010-02-25T16:07:28.513-05:002010-02-25T16:07:28.513-05:00This really isn't any different from the scrip...This really isn't any different from the script that mine companies (and others) used to pay their employees. It was used in the company stores and other businesses around town.<br /><br />My Dad was paid in script in the late '50s when the local bank ran out of $10bills for the mine payroll. The company paid off in script that could be redeemed at the bank or through local businesses.<br /><br />There are plenty of historical precedents for this and I completely fail to see how this would turn anything into a wild-eyed militia.Crucishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441911110953212619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118162518703951792.post-13210943823176428732010-02-25T11:29:47.538-05:002010-02-25T11:29:47.538-05:00And we know who knocked on the door of the Branch ...And we know who knocked on the door of the Branch Dividianslady dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592748280486453775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118162518703951792.post-52490799180995667862010-02-25T09:46:39.472-05:002010-02-25T09:46:39.472-05:00Going this route is a slippery slope. First it...Going this route is a slippery slope. First it's Berkshares. Next they go to armed militias to close the township borders. Ultimately, they start to closely resemble the Branch Davidian compound. <br /><br />'No man is an island' can be taken in many different contexts. To try and keep commerce within its town borders will just isolate this community and diminish the quality of life of their inhabitants.Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.com