County Currency
Revitalizing Rural Culture
The First Computer
Which Ivy League University?
Iowa State University
Then known as:
Iowa State College of Agricultural and
Mechanic Arts
The First Supercomputer
Which National Laboratory Invented It?
Out Back of Seymour’s
Rural Chippewa Falls
Inventor Of Microchip
Came From Which Major City In India?
Grinnell
A megalopolis of that legendary province of
India known as “Iowa”.
The Green Revolution
Came From Which Major City In India?
Cresco
Another megalopolis of that legendary
province of India known as “Iowa”.
The Green Revolution
Fed Billions of People
and That’s Why, Today,
Places Like Cresco, Iowa
Are Multiplying Like
Rabbits!
New York Times Triumphalism
Global Economy vs Rural Culture
●10,000 years ago agriculture arose but now
its small-community heritage is discarded
●National security eroding
●Where there is no vision, the people perish
The higher education nightmare
●Three mortgage-sized debts per family
●Student loan debt not dischargable in
bankruptcy
●Graduates have decreasing job prospects
due to globalization
●The two income trap of young family
formation dangerously delays childbearing
National Security Eroding
●Centralization is more efficient but less
resilient to attack and corruption
● Global “financial meltdowns” more of a
danger than ever
●Greater openness to pandemics whether
biological (ebola) or cultural (ISIS)
The Illusion of the Gold City
●Even with high incomes, responsible family
formation not affordable by most in cities
●Casino-like career gambles to afford families
●Addictions as substitute for stable families
●Eat, Drink and Be Merry For We Have No
Children!
Localization Is the Answer
●Every home a land grant college
●Local self-sufficiency for national security
●Best of both worlds for young rural families
with children
Revitalization of Higher Education
●Even Ivy League graduate courses are now
available to rural areas online at low cost
●Hands-on apprenticeships for advanced
technical skills from the likes of the inventors
of the computer, supercomputer, microchip
and green revolution
●Married student childcare from long-time
local acquaintances
Pioneering National Security
●Local provision of essentials
●Reserve deputies as foundation of defense
●Ability to isolate and quarantine if necessary
The Best Of Both Worlds
●Artisanal culture including local
oFoods
oArts
oArchitecture
●Affordable family formation
HOW?
County Currency
To grow “big enough” local economies,
county governments gradually issue their
own currencies in the form of transferable
tax credits good for county tax liabilities.
That’s it!
Why Is Now the Time?
●The Internet Is Mature Infrastructure
●A Revolution in Flexible Manufacturing
●People Are Wising Up To
○The Casino of the Global Economy
○The Value of Family and Friends
Local Motors Microfactory
Manufacturing 250 Custom Cars Per Year
Custom Vehicles
Even Military Grade All Terrain Vehicles
Flexible Manufacturing
●Open source designs freely available
●The New Machine Shop Cost Declines
○3D printers in a wide range of sizes,
precisions and material properties
○Traditional CNC mills and lathes
○RepRap culture aiming at partially-
replicating machine shops
Localize Human Services
●Time exchanges for caregivers
○ Israeli “MamaZone” daycare exchange
○Japanese “Fureai kippu” eldercare
●Professionals will accept tax credits
●Incentives for volunteers
●Material support for human services
The Currency Machinery
The Currency Machinery
Hand Held Point of Sale
The Currency Machinery
The Currency Machinery
Recommended by Bernard Lietaer
Payservices.com
Turn-key services for local currencies
Smart County Citizen Id Cards ($1 each)
Point of Sale Stations ($500 each)
Full Credit/Debit Card Interface
Terms Negotiable
Call to Action
Study the potential impact of county
currency in Fremont County, IA, drawing on
experts in the emerging field of crypto-
currency as well as traditional monetary
systems and their associated infrastructure
such as PaySystems.com.
Questions?
Thank you for your time.
