What's next? Maybe a local currency/skills-bartering system. Close to
where I currently live in upstate New York, a local-currency system is
active and successful. Local people exchange their time and services
and skills with each other, keep the "tender" local, and develop a truer
sense of community. If you have not yet heard of Ithaca hours, go to
http://www.newciv.org/worldtrans/whole/ithacahours.html and
http://www.lightlink.com/hours/ithacahours/ and take a look.
Trish