http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_currency - is a good atrat for anyone wanting to know more about local currency. The oldest I know of is the Swiss Wir - but my guess is most won't be aware of how many times this has been tried.
On Oct 13, 8:00 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > Me too in the US but I am not there.. where I bank is not to bad,, Am > trying to sort out this bitcoin thing.. maybe I can sell some of my silver > work.. and how do you put money into it even if it is small. > > One thing that is becoming apparent is that there is change in the air.. The > powers tat be will do everything in their to change it. Hopefully the > concept like "Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living." will become a > guiding principal. getting away from the principles of the 'golden calf' > (",) > Allan > > 13, 2011 at 2:13 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I haven't looked into the shadow internet much - as the software to > > start digging into it is public domain I'm not sure how drugs, > > prostitution and the rest can be peddled through it - all sorts of > > algorithms can trace what seem secure transactions. Banking seems to > > have failed entirely to me - if it's about allocating capital to > > productive projects. Greece would have gone communist after WW2 and > > probably Italy and it would have been interesting to see some non- > > Soviet form develop even if it's a flawed ideology. I bank with a co- > > op with an ethical policy. > > > -- > > ( > ) > |_D Allan > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
