[wsfii-discuss] Worldchanging article on Complementary currencies

Thu Oct 6 09:25:34 UTC 2005

On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 09:33:57AM +0100, Adrian Short wrote:
> Mayor of London:
> 
> "Mayor sets out 2006 fares package to boost switch from cash to Oyster card
>  4-10-2005
> 
> "London Mayor Ken Livingstone today set out the proposed 2006 Tube and

London Mayor Ken Livingstone can stick his Oyster card up his noble ass
because I have been a witness to that it's faster to travel by bicycle
than with public transport, at least for the particular destinations
I traveled ;-)

CL<

[...]

> In case anyone's got the wrong idea about my position on this, I see
> the death of cash as one of the cornerstones of the total surveillance
> society. It won't happen as a dramatic coup de grace, but it will die
> from a thousand cuts. It's not something that I welcome. But I believe
> that not only will it happen but it _is_ happening.
> 
> Putting control of currency back into the hands of the people who use
> it is one way of ensuring that people have systems that genuinely meet
> their needs, freedom of choice, and an opportunity to directly
> participate in the management of their community's money.
> 
> --
> Adrian Short
> 
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