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Here are three home - originate pecuniary organization you should avoid copying too closely :
The Raam
Although best known for his contribution to the spiritual lives of the Beatles , Yogi Maharishi Mahesh and his Transcendental Meditation bm recently got into another business : external funding . In 2001 or 2002 ( report differ ) , the Maharishi ’s so - forebode spiritual Carry Nation , the Global Country of World Peace , began issuing its own effectual supply ship . Called the " Raam" and adorned with Amerindic - style art , the bills are currently only in use in TM"“associated residential district , like Vedic City , Iowa , and some areas of the Netherlands , where their exchange charge per unit reportedly rests at $ 10 or 10 Euros per 1 Raam .
The REAL Dollar
The Midwest apparently attracts a lot of people dissatisfied with the dollar bill . Just down the interstate from Vedic City , Iowa , you ’ll find oneself Lawrence , Kansas , a mid - size college town that begin print its own up-to-dateness in 2000 . intend to advance people and line to buy topically , REAL ( bring in Economic Alternatives in Lawrence ) dollar bill were printed in designation of $ 1 , $ 3 , and $ 10 and featured paradigm of home - town hoagy like Langston Hughes and William S. Burroughs . Unfortunately , their creation managed to concur with the rise of the cashless fellowship . Today , of the $ 65,000 worth of REAL Dollars publish , only $ 5,000 remain in circulation — much of that in the hands of out - of - Department of State collector .
The Company-Store Token
imagine your job ’s the cavity ? bank us , it could be worse — at least you ’re paid in U.S. banker’s bill . For aristocratic - collar workers in America and England during the 19th and early twentieth centuries , payday often intend pay in non - exchangeable tokens , which could only be used at stores owned by their political boss . You see the problem ? Of of course , there was some logic to this . Many manufactory and most mine were far from established cities , so owners built housing , storehouse , church , and schools for prole ' families , making it more commodious than travel all the manner to a non - company Ithiel Town just to go patronize . Still , without competition , company stores were free to over - charge and mistreat client , who , until the labor reforms of the 20th century , had little recourse .
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