Communities print currency

[kissbang]

A small number of communities throughout the States are printing their own cash...

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 systems generally work like this: Businesses and individuals form a network to print currency. Shoppers buy it at a discount — say, 95 cents for $1 value — and spend the full value at stores that accept the currency.

[kissbang]

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[Monkey]

that does it. Break out the inkjet, I'm broke. How does this work? Wheres the value behind the money coming from? These guys are broke right? What backs it?

[kidflash2008]

It is basically a coupon system where the businesses redeem the coupons for their full value at city hall. It is like giving a tax break to increase spending.