Charles Eisenstein wants to devalue your money to save the economy

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Wed, 2012-08-15
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<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/Charles-Eisenstein-e1344911943291-550x347.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="100" height="63" /></span>Imagine if you had a warehouse full of bread that would go stale in three days. You'd want to get rid of it as quickly as possible. Of course, you wouldn't try to sell it at premium prices. Instead, you'd want to hold a liquidation sale. Or, maybe even not go through the bother of trying to sell it at all — just give it away. In that way, you'd earn both gratitude and favors that you could call in later. In a sense, giving away all your bread would become an investment in social capital.</p>
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