There are not enough public, private or philanthropic funds to pay the cost, at market prices, for all the educational and health care services needed to make good on President Obama's Inaugural promises.
For decades, the TimeBank community in the United States and thirty four other countries has been learning how to record, recognize and reward labor from a work force that is not recognized or valued by the GDP. What money does not value, TimeBanking does.
TimeBanking provides a tax-exempt, local medium of exchange that uses Time as a currency. One hour helping another (regardless of mainstream market value) equals one Time Credit. TimeBanking has proven capable of harnessing vast untapped capacity that the market does not value to address vast unmet needs.
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