New Money for Healthy Communities
DualCurrency Systems - Hybrid - www.DualCurrency.com
An environmentally sustainable and socially just global economy calls for game changing innovation. DualCurrency Systems proposes a profit-driven, yet equitable, new financial instrument. Today, businesses reward consumer spending with frequent flyer miles and other loyalty rewards. Why not also reward community volunteerism, green energy use and other socially beneficial behaviors? Everyone wins: merchants accept rewards for dual currency deals on their unused capacity; communities mobilize untapped time and talents of people; revenue sharing with community organizations inspires cross-sector coalitions; the payments industry provides rapid global adoption. Economic innovation in action! Please visit http://www.DualCurrency.com/Youtopia
AdminSimon A. Nurse
(Admin, Free Range Studios' Youtopia)
shared this idea
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Donald Roden commented
Great work on creating a future that levels the playing field and creates a win - win situation.
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Charles Brass
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innovative and essential for our global future
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John Lerner
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Interesting way of valuing previously unvalued work or goods. Good work.
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ellen
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Infrastructures need to change to address the flow of dollars and "sense". Dual Currency takes the current system in the right direction.
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ellen
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Infrastructures need to change to address the flow of dollars and "sense". Dual Currency takes the current system in the right direction.
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John Rogers
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This is a brilliant commercial application that has learned important lessons from thousands of experiments around the world with community currencies over the last few decades.
Hats off to Joel for persisting with his vision - may it flourish!
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Sarah Strickland
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This is more important than ever!
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Skye
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I have been a long standing fan and advocate for the
Dual Currency solution. I rank Joel Hodroff and DCS #1!Beth Skye
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Anonymous
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What a great idea.
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Richard Kotlarz
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"Money" itself is the most pervasive and powerful element of the Commons. It behooves us of this civilization to start thinking about its very nature, or we cannot even begin to solve our social problems. It is our wont to treat it like the wind; knowing not whence it comes, nor whither it goes. We hoist our personal financial sail trying to catch enough of its flow to propel our personal boat, while neglecting weightier matter of at last discerning the "whence" and "whither" of this all-important element. I am grateful to Joel for his work in directing our attention in a fundamental way towards the vital subject of "Money".
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Andy Rush
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AS A FOUNDER AND PARTICIPANT IN AN 18 YEAR OLD NON-PROFIT CULTURAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, I CAN TESTIFY THIS CONCEPT IS PRACTICAL AND REAL. I SEE IT AT WORK EVERY DAY. TO TAKE IT INTO THE WORLD IS BRILLIANT AND OBVIOUS AT THE SAME TIME.
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Arnold Molder
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It's about time to recognize voluntarism and charitable contributions in a meaningful way and not take them for granted. Joel, you have a great concept.
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Cecy C
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Excited about the oppoortunity to put Dual Currancy's ideas on the table.
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Anonymous
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Extraordinary ideas here and well deserving of this award.
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MD 007
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This idea is of great importance to the finanacial community
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Mike
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Great...
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Wes Tator
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Great idea, thanks
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Christopher Haydock
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Great!
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Barbara McAfee
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go!
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John Renesch
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great alternative