| Subject: | Re: [socialcredit] Re: [chdouglas] Re: I await your answerstomyquestions (was: Re: Public-spirited Banking | | Date: | Monday, March 31, 2008 01:44:34 (+0900) | | From: | Miguel Yasuyuki Hirota <mig @.............jp>
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Dear all,
Just to add another news from the US: the Berkshare started at
Great Barrington, Massachussets in Sep 2006 and now more than a million
Berkshares (equivalent to US$) are circulated at Southern Berkshire.
Visit the following URL to learn more.
http://www.berkshare.org/
Those who can understand German can learn more about Chiemgauer,
Germany at http://www.chiemgauer.info/ too.
Best regards,
Miguel
Per Almgren wrote:
> Joe Thomson skrev:
>
>>Hello Martin,
>>
>>That sounds very much like the "LETS" scheme that was promoted quite
>>actively in our area, (Comox Valley region of BC's Vancouver Island), a
>>number of years ago. One of the bright lights behind it then was a fellow
>>by the name of Michael Linton, who subsequently ran for Mayor of Courtenay,
>>was defeated, and moved on. While it was in vogue, the idea achieved
>>enough publicity for the Seattle, Washington PBS TV station to send a film
>>crew up here and do a documentary on it.
>>
>>Despite all the favourable publicity, it very quickly petered out, though.
>>Eventually the only participants left in it were largely those who really
>>had little or nothing anyone else would normally be interested in
>>purchasing, including their labour. Either with ''Green dollars", or
>>Canadian currency.
>>
>>A few service providers, as I recall, one local optometrist was one of the
>>strongest backers, might have been able to benefit somewhat 'under the
>>table', but the vast majority of 'mainstream' businesses took a look and
>>said, "No thanks."
>>
>>These type of schemes might stand more of a chance of success in some area
>>where poverty is more universalized, and there is way less dependence on out
>>of area providers of things like electricity, and fuel, telephone, etc.,
>>which couldn't be paid for in the alternate currency. In our own case, in
>>the business we're in, it would've been completely unworkable the way it was
>>here. And I think that was the case with most other firms who examined its
>>prospects, too.
>>
>>I believe, myself, that one of the greatest obstacles to SC progress is that
>>there has never been a clear conception of exactly just what it is we're
>>really trying to do. One that everyone can agree on. Once, (if ever!),
>>that's achieved we might be able to effectively utilize the "increment of
>>association" to far better advantage.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Joe
>>
>>
> There is ways to create "extra" money outside the banking system but it
> needs cooperation
> among part of the businesses in the area. You can use the ordinary money
> as a base for it. Then
> it would be easier to handle "export" and "import". Another but similar
> way is to copy the
> "Chiemgauer-money" in Germany, it is now expanding quite fast, there are
> people in 32 cities that plans to
> copy it. Yearly turnover is about 2 million Euro but it is quickly
> rising. The idea is basically the same as
> Gesell presented for more than 100 years ago, and turned out to be very
> succesful in the small town
> of Wörgl in Austria in the beginning of the thirties, before the Central
> bank managed to stop it.
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiemgauer
> Per Almgren
>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Martin Hattersley" <jmartinh@shaw.ca>
>>To: <socialcredit@elistas.com>
>>Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 11:26 AM
>>Subject: Re: [socialcredit] Re: [chdouglas] Re: I await your
>>answerstomyquestions (was: Re: Public-spirited Banking (was: Re:
>>TheAbolitionofInterest on Loans))
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hi, Joe
>>>
>>>I sympathize with your wish to find a way to "break through".
>>>
>>>I wonder whether one way is to forget about political action altogether,
>>>
>>>
>>at
>>
>>
>>>least for a time, and create some viable alternative currency scheme. I
>>>
>>>
>>see
>>
>>
>>>there's a group promoting "Calgary Dollars" (www.calgarydollars.ca) which
>>>might be worth a look. Once people understand that money doesn't have to
>>>come from bank loans, we could be on our way.
>>>
>>>Martin Hattersley, 5929-189 St.,
>>>EDMONTON AB CANADA T6M 2J1
>>>Phone & Fax: (780) 483-5442
>>>e-mail <jmartinh@shaw.ca>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Joe Thomson" <thomsonhiyu@shaw.ca>
>>>To: <socialcredit@elistas.com>
>>>Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 10:38 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [socialcredit] Re: [chdouglas] Re: I await your answers
>>>tomyquestions (was: Re: Public-spirited Banking (was: Re: The
>>>AbolitionofInterest on Loans))
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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