Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: governsleastgovernsbest; LibKill; gaspar; bentfeather; NativeNewYorker; drjimmy; Atticus; ...
This guy makes me look like the president of the chamber of commerce-ping
2 posted on 05/08/2003 10:27:40 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: Behind Liberal Lines
Ithaca, hidden in its secluded (and deluded) little corner of New York, is a world of idealism run amuck. This is a town in which a million dollars were spent to make up “Ithaca Hours”—a communist’s dream—a currency in which one hour of one’s labour (no matter what the labour was) is equal to one Ithaca Buck. This funny money is actually being used in legal transactions.

This criticism of the Ithaca Hours system is entirely unfounded, and is based on ignorance. If you pay a dentist for a half hour of work, you might give him three or four "hour" certificates.

It's a way to keep money circulating in the local community among local businesses, instead of being siphoned out by the truckload through Big Box stores.

3 posted on 05/08/2003 10:30:16 AM PDT by mvpel
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies ]

To: Behind Liberal Lines
Hilarious!!
5 posted on 05/08/2003 10:34:09 AM PDT by Constitution Day
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies ]

To: Behind Liberal Lines
Yeah, no kidding, BLL. I spent half the article laughing, the other half wondering if YOU wrote it.

:) ttt

23 posted on 05/08/2003 11:24:16 AM PDT by detsaoT
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies ]

To: Behind Liberal Lines; SAMWolf
This guy makes me look like the president of the chamber of commerce.

ROTFLMAO!!!

This is hilarious and remember Cornell is called The BIG RED for a reason!!

Many are RED!!!!

27 posted on 05/08/2003 12:00:05 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson