BerkShares Local Currency on CBS?

BerkShares Local Currency on CBS?

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BerkShares local currency supports the community, economy, ecology, and sustainability of the southern Berkshire region of Massachusetts. Launched by the E. F. Schumacher Society, BerkShares creates consumer awareness about the consequences of spending practices, supports local businesses, facilitates the development of import replacing industries, and serves as a model for other regions.

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So let me get this right. Is the federal reserve giving the OK to print local currency? To be honest I never heard of BerkShare.

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Wow, yeah how the hell is that ok? Might as well give em their our national anthem an military..... lol use the dollar make it better... the dollar will only continue to drop as other places try this sorta thing, the incentives will sound great but somewhere somehow someone is making a few extra berkeshares of their own......

Not to mention its great for comsumers but like a tax to the sotre owners to keep local bizz....

I dunno bout this.... makes me feel civil warrish....