“There’s very little chance they’re going to spend any money when they can walk into my store and get it for free.” Neighboring stores may not be too happy, but Singer says he’s been inundated with calls from De Beers, the Natural Diamond Council, New York Diamond Dealers Club, ...
The modern concept of a shared North American currency originated in a 1999 research paper written by Canadian economist Herbert Grubel on behalf of the Fraser Institute. By 2007 alternative radio talk show host Hal Turner, a hardcore conspiracy-theorist, had latched onto the shared-currency idea....