Nicole M. Foss (a.k.a. Stoneleigh)

SummaryThe US economy faces a deflation crisis that will fundamentally alter our nation's economic recovery. The Federal Reserve formally acknowledged the growing danger of deflation at their August 10, 2010 Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Local Future has invited economic analyst Nicole M. Foss to tour ( Read more... )

How is credit measured? Using money? In dollars and cents?

How much credit does someone have? Or, how much have they earned?

Credit is like "promises owed".

MeasuringTime can be measured. Distance can be measured. Mass can be measured. Credit can be measured ( Read more... )

I'm thinking about credit ( Read more... )

It occurred to me this fall that money may be a saddle function ( Read more... )

Richard Douthwaite on Money, Reality and a Plan to Save EarthI've been learning lots from educator Richard Douthwaite about money, energy, reality, the present and the future. The following videos and books provide very clear background and information, particularly about the money crisis ( Read more... )

I've been reading Thomas Greco's book "Money: Understanding [Money] and Creating Alternatives to Legal Tender", 2001. At the same time, I've been doing much reading on the interenet, having a few conversations, and doing quite a bit of thinking about money. The research has been so rich, that I wish to push on, even though I could write a fairly ( Read more... )

Note: This article may not be complete, but I'm posting now so I can work on the next article -- AW ( Read more... )

Inventing a New Economic Future using Local Currencies
One of the major problems with money is that it is used to motivate unethical, dangerous, or damaging actions ( Read more... )

International Local Community Currency Conference Summit
This is a design proposal for an international conference and summit focused on local currency, community currency, complementary currency and additional ways to fine tune the money supply and spending withing communities, regions or states ( Read more... )

Imagine a scenario where the USA experiences hyperinflation such as occurred in 1923 Germany, 1946 Hungry, 1980's Argentina, or current Zimbabwe. What would happen to the US pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars and dollar coins? Would their value fall as fast as paper and electronic money? Or would the coins begin to take on a greater ( Read more... )