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housewolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:26 PM Original message |
Idea - new monetary system based on electricity |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. No. Because speculators would suppress the supply to keep prices high. n/t |
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chillspike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. How can anyone supress the supply if |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. They could shut-down power plants just to reduce supply. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. There have also been suggestions to go one step further and base it on an energy standard. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. Years ago, Buckminster Fuller suggested energy as currency .... |
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dtexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. Shocking. |
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badtoworse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
7. Would the Lectro be valued on a wholesale or retail basis? |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
8. I could be a millionaire if I had a dry room with a carpet. nt |
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Bosonic (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. BitCoin - a distributed, cryptographic monetary system based on information processing |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. Can you explain it better than the blog? |
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