Wow, what a cool concept. I need to spend some time studying it to see if the implementation looks workable, but I love the idea. Thanks, fermezporte! posted by Kat Allison at 8:57 AM on March 14, 2008
Interesting concept, similar to giving circles, except with more focus on the community's internal needs. I wouldn't say this is 'volunteerism for Time Dollars' though. It's more like bartering with people in your immediate community. Edgar Cahn's idea is to replace a monetary currency with a time-based currency, and it's not a new one.
I just wish I didn't get the feeling he's just trying to make a buck, though... posted by onalark at 9:15 AM on March 14, 2008
Can I buy the Time Bank StartUp Kit (tm) with Time Dollars (tm)? posted by Artaud at 2:17 PM on March 14, 2008
Very interesting idea. ..But is there something faintly defeating about the premise of volunteering in order to get something back?
Oh Christ, now I sound like my mother. posted by applemeat at 1:43 PM on March 15, 2008
I found these Wikipedia articles to be illuminating on the topic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-based_currency posted by systematic at 9:20 PM on March 17, 2008
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