Ithaca Hours

Ithaca Hours is a local currency system that promotes local economic strength and community self-reliance in ways which will support economic and social justice, ecology, community participation and human aspirations in and around Ithaca, New York. Ithaca Hours help to keep money local, building the Ithaca economy. It also builds community pride and connections. One Ithaca HOUR is valued at US$10 and is generally recommended to be used as payment for one hour's work, although the rate is negotiable.

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	Ithaca Hours
Website	http://www.ithacahours.info./
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Status of the project	Over 900 participants publicly accept Ithaca HOURS for goods and services. Additionally some local employers and employees have agreed to pay or receive partial wages in Ithaca Hours, further continuing our goal of keeping money local.
Peer-to-peer topology	No
Single central authority	Yes
Uses cryptography	No
API	No
Languages	English
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Founded	1991-11-01
Founder(s)	Paul Glover
Origin	New-York, USA
Wikipedia	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours
History	The system has historical roots in scrip and alternative and local currencies that proliferated in America during the great depression. It is the oldest and largest local currency system in the United States that is still operating.
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