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Scrip!

CNN has a pretty long article on the topic. BerkShares, Ithaca Hours have the focus: But creating a local currency isn’t easy. First, there are the start-up costs. Witt’s group spent $250,000 in grant money to create the BerkShares. There … Continue reading

23. April 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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Minority Community Resiliency

Something to  consider: Many of the country’s minorities rely on long, complex supply chains for what is their equivalent of daily bread and butter. (Primarily Asians,  but also Latin Americans, Middle Easterners, to varying degrees.) These supply chains are endangered … Continue reading

16. January 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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