Community Quote by John Rogers

“The purpose of this pamphlet is to explain how local currencies work. Alone they cannot solve all the multiple financial, social and environmental crises…

— John Rogers

“We can always create enough of our own local money to handle all the trades and exchanges we wish to make. While national currency…

— John Rogers

“Money is just padding. It can be used to shelter you from some things, but there’s no sheltering from other things like love and…

— Tijan

“For many of us, money is a focal point that impacts how we feel about our lives, work, and contributions.”

— J.J. DiGeronimo

“living in a culture that surrounds us with reminders of money may shape our behavior and our attitudes in ways that we do not…

— Daniel Kahneman

“Money soothes a lot of ills and helps people to tolerate what they might not otherwise be able to stomach.”

— Tami Egonu

“What we call aid money serves only to strengthen the structures that generate poverty. Aid money never reaches those victims who, having lost their…

— Majid Rahnema

“At a certain level of wealth, you care more about things like the environment and what's going to happen to later generations than preserving…

— Robert Frank

“Your money doesn't tell you where it needs to be spent; your values do.”

— Erik Wecks

“So you’re an environmentalist; why are you supporting commodities instead of food, corporate profits over local, living economies, and power over justice?”

— Lierre Keith

“Philanthropy is not about money...its about feeling the pain of others and caring enough about their needs to help.”

— Timothy Pina

Budgets are moral documents. They reflect the values of any government and when you're compromising clean air, clean water, and lead, you're making a…

— Tom Perez