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used lor approprrare assers, bur our l| belongs lo and rs
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govmwd by the eommunrry u senes, and lherelere is
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um open re drsranl or eenrrahsed eonhol.
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Ono ol rhe more ereraordrnary learures ol many oi
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rlre srralegres uurlined rn lhrs ehapler rs lhal rhey have
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arisen rn land been developed and applied byl poor,
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depressed, mrnoriry, olren unslnlled, and lreouenrly
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"wwcdess groups Good people eycrywhere can bake
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hnanclal and dereloprnenrol crrnrrol ol lherr regroro,
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gaye Equal secvree lo all people, and use lrom an elhreal
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bur ourcasl sum ol mmorihes lo be a drryrng lore.» in
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warld sorbillry so go lo rl. as lhe sum ol nunorures is
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always lhe maprily!
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ln lhrr sechon, we are apparenlly Idlkmg aboul
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money, bur beep rr clear or your mrnd rhar we are
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aerually ralkrng about a phrloeophy ol rrue democracy,
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peace,and ~hlehme' Lrlehrne rs lhae hhlespaceweare
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given ro eaperienee rhis wadd, which shapes up lo
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whal we ean imagine lo be heayen, her where lhe
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achreyemenl ol paradise is eonsranlly ea back by lhe
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“serpelfls” ol greed, power, slupld eaploirahon. and
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war.
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mm and money are oflm inn-KhangeableeTn conlrol
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lhe eash flaw ol mlr 30(wa rs ru conrrul our hyes No
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prree rs loo hrgh lo pay lor lhc rrghr ru wnrk ar ~nghl
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llvclllwod”, lo umsurne rvhar ue can help pnaduce, lo
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reel secure, and um only or rwnld harmrng, bul ro
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aeh ely assrsl, mher people and lrlo lcrrrrrs People who
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areal our independence sreal our hlnlmes, our personal
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independenre rehes on o mperahee human soereey
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by changing ourselves, end hvmg in closer harmony
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wrih hie processes, we reduec rho ennllrers broughl mm
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our hyes by lhe opppsrng demands 0! a lml sound
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economy and rhar ol "unlrmrled gmwlh' n rhe
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raprlahure muse, hem/Rn a lalse asserlron or human
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domrnanee oyer nalure, and lhe eerlamly lhal we
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depend on all or narure, berween lhe rnyuneuon lo (In!
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all people as equal, and rye slams gryen re rboee who
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consume and prosper al rhe experue or olhers, belwcen
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rhe ryranny of "ad ereared by ydgfls and luxury, and
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lhe salrslaerlon ol wnelung mm ohhers lo aehleve our
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baare needsu belween our nah-rel drive ro ummulau
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ons, and lhe reohsabon that ir is only what we
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share lhar grves us acces- so all neeessary possessions.
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m2 INFORMAL ECONOMY
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barrer is a common «enemy pfldx‘d pamenlarly rn
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rural or neighbourhood areas where people are more
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hlcely ro know one anorher In lhe household level,
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people exchange garden produers and planrs, share
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labour, and ehehange goods and services, Oeeaslonally
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people may lorrrr 35 person worbproups lo burld houses,
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ereale gardens, or clean up housework, lhese wnrk
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groups may be episodic, (arming lhe pallern 0! a
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roundrobrn unhl all presenl needs are mel
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On a communiry level, 01 wllh more rhan 9—“ people
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rnvolyed, labour exdunge may need re be eoerdmaled
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nr repolared The hendrgu Home aurlder's club in
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vielorra, Auslvahr a gum}; or 35 people buildmg
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rndmdual homts They pay 55 a year per larnrly,
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marnly ro eoier rhe pnnrrng and dulribulion com or
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me C|ub‘s neweleher. Each member can errher be a
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reerprenr or donor ol labour lire umrs or exchang: are
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hours ni labour, and all labour rs considered equal
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llsmg a slandard labour exchange iorm lwhieh rs
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legally brndingl, lhe recipreru rs debned and lhe donor
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eredired lor every hour's wark he or she perlorors,
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Therers a labour organiser m rhe group ro son our lhe
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balanee or plymnts. and lo despareh labourers lo a
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recaprenl (who musl have i| leasr so hours in credrll
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A Commun y Bang: gh b also worhs one aysreor ol
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debrrs and credils, where reerdenrs oller goods,
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servrces, and nulls, lrorn landscaping lo massage, lrorn
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mowmg m prrnlrng. Even rhe Club secrelary or
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organiser rs pard rn oedrls A credo is ealculared ar one
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hour, and rhe donor and resiprenl agree among
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rhenoelves whar rhey eonsrdee lhe rob rs worlh, People
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are nel hmiled lo a orredo—one exchange, as rlye club
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erganreer beeps reeords 01 he deblls and eredrls ol each
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mdivrdual. h—anseerions occur as long as services are
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desired TheCommnmry Bane! club ean be an assel lor
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people in rhe communuy who are unemployed or
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underemployed, and lor rhnse who need services bul
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(inml allord ha pay cash (or lhem
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lruemal eeenomics are grearly- arded by eachange
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newslerrers, eompuler seryreea. and adrernsemenl
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rbese represenl a good medmm or swap goods rn
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parheular. wuh rhe boner tenlre charging only on a
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pnrperrmn ol suecesslul waps Several nuws‘ellen,
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like -sachange and Mar" rn lhe u K rope nub rho
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serirce Ernie-rage houses nun deal in laree surplus
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barrer syslems lor ludmlry usrng a Trade llnrl (TUJ
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mlued ar abrmr sl rur pump and exchange y-aluo
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Thzse can rhen be placed in smaller bloels lora yanery
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ol exchanges in goods and seryrees, and area good way
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romm a large surplusoloneeommodrly inroa rangeol
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services and goods needed
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Convenlronal money derives lrorn many ageneies
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enema! bo . cornmuniry, and erreolales rhroughoul all
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rommunilres. lendrng lo be acrumulaled rn cures,
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mohrnarronal eollses, and banks supporlrng large
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rnveslors Communr money (a! coedhl, however, rs
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nor usable or necessarily wanled oulside lhal
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eommunuy, hence erreulares indelinilely rn rhe
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eommumry, providing a eonslanrly avarlable mm.
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The l.l-:r Syslem uloeal Employmenl Tradmg Syswm)
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cenhes m a commumry. eyery yomrng member musr be
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willing ro cororder eroding an lou| “gun" dollars no
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Ln dollars carry no irrrereu, and admimsrrah-on eons
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are charged on a ~cosr el servree" basis Any uxes
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applicable are lhe reeporolbilny ol members, and any
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member ean know lhe rumoyer or balanpe ol any our!
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member Every member gels periodic sralernenrs ol
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aeeounls. The eunency, ahhough eonrvalenr in legal
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render, rs nor issued and cannor be cashed m (3mm
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dollars are ~eamed~ by goods or seryrces lo when, and
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'Iosl" by usrng seryiees or goods All rrade, or credu
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535
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