Miss Gayle<p>"If money is quickly funneled into large platforms or financial markets, the capacity to generate jobs and boost the local economy diminishes. ...If it remains in circulation within the community, it fosters the development of small businesses, strengthens financial autonomy, and multiplies economic opportunities."</p><p>Link: <a href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-03-28/beyond-community-currencies-strengthening-your-local-economy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">resilience.org/stories/2025-03</span><span class="invisible">-28/beyond-community-currencies-strengthening-your-local-economy/</span></a></p><p>The money hoarded by the oligarchy is dead money. Money sent off to big corporations never comes back.</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> #</p>