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Peter Luiten
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Peter Luiten replied to Deirdre Kent's discussion A powerpoint on community currencies I delivered to the Museum of Wellington Aug 20 2009
"I suppose the thing I want to know when comparing options is, "Which one is going to make a real difference to people's entrapment in debt?" Bought currencies mean that you have to have the wherewithal to buy them with in the first…"
Aug 24, 2009
Peter Luiten replied to Deirdre Kent's discussion A powerpoint on community currencies I delivered to the Museum of Wellington Aug 20 2009
"Thank you, Deirdre. I wonder why you are suggesting a bought currency for the Wellington region rather than a mutual credit system. It seems people latch onto bought currencies more readily. Over three or four years, the whole local population is…"
Aug 24, 2009
Peter Luiten replied to Craig's discussion LETS/Green Dollars and "zero shift" in the group Transition Currencies
"Christoph, I think when you speak of the credit union contract and I speak of the savings/loan account, it amounts to the same thing: a record of savings and loans. I speak of accounts because savers making savings/term deposits and borrowers making…"
Aug 19, 2009
Peter Luiten replied to Craig's discussion LETS/Green Dollars and "zero shift" in the group Transition Currencies
"Craig, Step 3: I presuming you are speaking of B's act of lending rather than B's act of saving. B basically wants to have points to call on at some future date, but the only means of doing this is by entering an agreement with the whole…"
Aug 19, 2009
Peter Luiten replied to Craig's discussion LETS/Green Dollars and "zero shift" in the group Transition Currencies
"Craig, Step 1 is fine. Step 2: Of course B is stashing points away for a rainy day. Of course B doesn't want to trade those points. However, feelings and motivations are quite irrelevant here. We are devising a system that works regardless of…"
Aug 19, 2009
Peter Luiten replied to Craig's discussion LETS/Green Dollars and "zero shift" in the group Transition Currencies
"Craig, I wrote earlier about trading accounts overflowing into savings accounts. To make things clearer, I'm proposing that each member have two LETS accounts only: a trading account and a savings/loan account. The trading account is the…"
Aug 19, 2009
Peter Luiten replied to Craig's discussion LETS/Green Dollars and "zero shift" in the group Transition Currencies
"Thanks for your reply, Craig. I agree it's vital that LETS be philosophically sound; however I don't think the saving I propose is unsound. The goal of the LETS saving is simply to have points available to spend in the future. In no way…"
Aug 19, 2009
Peter Luiten replied to Craig's discussion LETS/Green Dollars and "zero shift" in the group Transition Currencies
"Craig, I'd be interested to know whether you have experienced problems with people going and staying beyond their credit limit, and to hear whether and how they were resolved and what strategies you have seen implemented or wanted to implement…"
Aug 18, 2009

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In the context of Transition Towns my interests / passions are:
I like the blend of idealism and practicality that I see in transition towns people.
What are you happy to share about yourself:
A box like this saying Tell us about yourself always freezes me up. Come to my funeral if you'd like more details - I'll be the one in the box.
Where do you live (City or Town):
Auckland

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At 9:36 on August 15, 2008, Les Squires said…
Hi Peter, It's great to see you here! Let me know if I can help you with your photo... cropping, sizing, adjusting contrast, fitting it to the site, etc. Then when I've returned it to you, you can post it to the site at Profile Photo. Photos become very important as our group grows.
At 1:54 on June 2, 2008, Helen Dew said…
Hi Peter, I'm pleased that you've joined ning, and delighted that you won Les' prize! And thanks for your contribution to TTNZ today, and for 'going public' with your offer to help get currency systems started.
At 14:16 on June 1, 2008, Christoph Hensch said…
Hi Peter! Good to see you on this forum. Sorry, haven't had time to get back to you on your latest currency proposal. The Transition Currencies group here is also great place to discuss your concept!
At 10:45 on June 1, 2008, Deirdre Kent said…
Go on, Peter tell us about your knowledge about community currencies! Welcome and it looks as though you have won Les' prize. Now how about a photo?
 
 
 

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