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In pre-Victorian England the world was oblivious of pollution, greenhouse effects and overpopulation. Nationalism, competition, endless growth and colonisation were encouraged. These values are what shaped the monetary and banking systems we inherited.

— Bernard Lietaer The Future of Money : Creating New Wealth, Work and a Wiser World (2001)

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Money is an agreement within a community to use something as a medium of exchange.

The Future of Money (2001)

In essence, money is a lifeblood flowing through ourselves, our society, our global human community, and should be acknowledged and treated consciously.

The money system is bad for social and environmental sustainability... [and] ...bad for the money system itself. Unless we fundamentally restructure it, we cannot achieve monetary stability.

The issuing city/region requires payment from each household of, say, 10 Civics/quarter...

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Money is like an iron ring we've put through our noses. We've forgotten that we designed it, and it's now leading us around. I think it's time to figure out where we want to go--in my opinion toward sustainability and community--and then design a money system that gets us there.

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