Local Currencies: Communities Print Own Money To Keep Cash Flowing

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Local Currencies: Communities Print Own Money To Keep Cash Flowing
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Huffington Post/USA Today/Detroit News | April 6, 2009 at 12:53 PM




USA Today reports on the growing number of communities that are printing their own currencies to encourage local spending.

A small but growing number of cash-strapped communities are printing their own money.

Borrowing from a Depression-era idea, they are aiming to help consumers make ends meet and support struggling local businesses.

The Detroit News expands on the movement, with an article on its local currency, "Detroit Cheers," which was re-born from the Depression era push to create currencies.

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