...perhaps homeland security too? 1984 came and went long ago.
On Oct 9, 8:00 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Chris Jenkins > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Alternative currency systems in the U.S. get you a visit from the SS and > > the FBI. > > Don't forget the IRS. > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 10:23 AM, ornamentalmind < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > >> “You have much more than your bank account says. You have your mind > >> and your hands.” > > >> You won’t likely see it headlining The Drudge Report, making its > >> rounds in talk radio, or featured for discussion on cable news panels, > >> but the October 1st New York Times story covering the emergence of a > >> barter, trade, and alternative currency economy in Greece is one of > >> the most important stories of our day. > > >> The Silver Circle Movie is a story about a band of rebels who vow to > >> take back their freedom amid the economic and political ruins of a > >> catastrophic monetary collapse, but our fictional movie’s predictions > >> for America’s not-so-distant future are the real world economic > >> realities in Greece right now, and the New York Times piece tells the > >> story of real-life rebels taking their future, their prosperity, and > >> their economic freedom back into their own hands, bucking the > >> Eurozone’s fiat monetary system in favor of providing real value in > >> exchange for real value: > > >> “The first time he bought eggs, milk and jam at an outdoor market > >> using not euros but an informal barter currency, Theodoros Mavridis, > >> an unemployed electrician, was thrilled. > > >> ‘I felt liberated, I felt free for the first time,” Mr. Mavridis said > >> in a recent interview at a cafe in this port city in central Greece. > >> “I instinctively reached into my pocket, but there was no need to.’ > > >> Mr. Mavridis is a co-founder of a growing network here in Volos that > >> uses a so-called Local Alternative Unit, or TEM in Greek, to exchange > >> goods and services — language classes, baby-sitting, computer support, > >> home-cooked meals — and to receive discounts at some local > >> businesses.”... > > >> for the rest of the article...(only a few paragraphs more), go to: > > >>http://silverunderground.com/2011/10/truly-revolutionary-greek-city-s... > > >> for the original New York Times article of 10/1/11, to go: > > >>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/02/world/europe/in-greece-barter-netwo...
