This only proves that mankind is replete with islands of concentrated supidity and ignorance.
From window #1 in the cartoon:“Since we’re adding to Ithaca’s reliable money supply, more people can trade more, and more trading means more JOBS.”
From window #2: “…but Hours remind us that wealth comes from LABOR and everyone deserves fair pay.”
Just plaster yourself with labels such as fair, green, grassroots, community, organizing; start a Ponzi scheme; attract participants by offering them free funny money if they start accepting said funny money; and watch the suckers pile in. At the same time, become a professional consultant advising other budding Ponzi schemers in the art of replicating the same locally wherever they are. What a testament to human ingenuity and gullibility.
EDIT: This also disproves Mises’ Regression Theorem much less than a $10 McDonalds coupon does. The latter is at least backing its coupons with burgers.