Obvious Diversion

I ran into Timebucks the other day, an online exchange where the currency is not money, but what money ultimately represents: time. It’s a great idea and the implementation looks functional. Trade whatever skill you have for massage, tutoring, carpentry work, painting, gardening, energy work, big fat placebo, dance lessons or anything else you can think of. Creating an economy that cuts that cuts out cash and only deals in time is both interesting and nontaxable and I’m sure some economists will find it a curious experiment.