Comments on: Could Decatur Dollars Become a Local Currency? http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/11/18/could-decatur-dollars-become-a-local-currency/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:07:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: Staci http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/11/18/could-decatur-dollars-become-a-local-currency/#comment-73620 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:05:04 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-73620 Doesn’t Chapel Hill have their own currency too?

]]> By: Decatur Metro http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/11/18/could-decatur-dollars-become-a-local-currency/#comment-73565 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:12:18 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-73565 Bottomline: It helps keep money within the community. You spend a buck and know it’s gonna be reinvested in your community elsewhere.

In this Middlebury example, a portion of that money will also be donated back to the Money “Fund” support itself and other programs. I’d suggest checking out Rhonda’s link to Ithaca Hours if your looking for a clearer explanation of what a local currency can offer.

]]> By: Ronda http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/11/18/could-decatur-dollars-become-a-local-currency/#comment-73523 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:56:23 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-73523 The idea of a local currency is not new – has been done in Ithaca,NY, as well as towns in Massachusetts and Michigan.

See http://www.ithacahours.org

]]> By: Steve http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/11/18/could-decatur-dollars-become-a-local-currency/#comment-73426 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:28:16 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-73426 A zombie, of course !

]]> By: Pat http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/11/18/could-decatur-dollars-become-a-local-currency/#comment-73327 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:18:59 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-73327 Oh I love this idea. What would you call them? “ducks”? Whose likeness would they bear?

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