Discreditably but not unusually, I was unaware that my most recent blog post on complementary currencies for municipal was traveling terrain already mapped by much more informed and interesting pieces: 1/
By @NathanTankus, "Stanch the Bleeding From Local and State Finances With Local Currencies" includes great history of municipal scrip experiments during the Great Depression 2/
By @Mauerback, "If the Federal Government Won’t Fund the States’ Emergency Needs, There is Another Solution" covers the rationale for and mechanics of tax-receivable local scrips, and California's very recent experiment with issuing IOUs in lieu of cash. counterpunch.org/2020/05/25/if-…
By @paulryankatz + Leandro Ferreira, "What a Solidarity Economy Looks Like" covers the remarkable town of Maricá, Brazil, it's digital municipal currency, the mumbuca, and how that has enabled the city to respond to the Corona crisis. bostonreview.net/class-inequali… ht @StynesMichael
My (much less interesting) piece is here. interfluidity.com/v2/7513.html If I come across more proposals or discussions in this vein, I'll keep adding them to the "Related — Elsewhere" box at the bottom. Please feel free to forward links to me.
