[untenured]

So says the U.S. Mint, which would like to remind Liberty Dollar users that since the United States already has its own currency, the only thing Liberty Dollars buy in these parts is a jail term.

If this is true (a huge if, at this point), I don't understand why. People in a lot of towns (Ithaca NY, for one) commonly introduce paper notes that can to be used as money within the town, to encourage people to shop locally. Is that illegal too?

[wastedyears]

Disney Dollars?

[mysterio]

People in a lot of towns (Ithaca NY, for one) commonly introduce paper notes that can to be used as money within the town, to encourage people to shop locally. Is that illegal too?

Everything is illegal by default until the government tells you it's not, it seems.

[DoughtyOne]

It’s just my take on it, but I doubt Ithica is selling those notes. They give them away to entice people to shop in the town. The local businesses honor them and in effect take it as a discount on the purchase price.

People are not being hoodwinked into thinking the notes are real money, and I’m quite sure they aren’t buying them.

Paul is selling the notes and claiming they are as valid as U.S. Currency. That seems very problematic to me.