09-30-2008, 02:02 PM
If you want to see local power, you will need a local currency.
There are many successful models out there. Probably the most successful and counter intuitive is the "free shillings" model of the village of Worgl, Austria, during the '30s, for the same reasons. It was spectacularly successful, and worth looking into if you're not familiar with money that's designed from the start to favor working people, rather than the idle wealthy.
There are many successful models out there. Probably the most successful and counter intuitive is the "free shillings" model of the village of Worgl, Austria, during the '30s, for the same reasons. It was spectacularly successful, and worth looking into if you're not familiar with money that's designed from the start to favor working people, rather than the idle wealthy.