Re: DOWN & OUT IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM

From: Alex Ramonsky (alex@ramonsky.com)
Date: Mon Mar 10 2003 - 08:12:36 MST

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    Damien Broderick wrote:

    >... a reputation-based economy--where people e-trade in
    >Whuffie, or units of gratitude or esteem--should excite some extropes.
    >
    ...This has got to be meme of the week...I repeat -

    ...why not have an Extropian 'LETS' system (Local Employment Trading
    Systems)? Everybody makes a list of skills they have to offer and we pay
    each other with our own currency. It really annoys the tax office but
    it's workable. I've been a part of two such systems in two different
    countries so far. The last one's currency was called 'favors' ('I owe
    you two favors'). Anything can be worth a 'favor', from solving
    someone's math problem to buildung them a garden fence. Check it out.
    AR



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