So, how do you feel about trading goods and services in-kind? How do you feel about hand puppets? How do you feel about rap?
This video will help you answer all these questions. My presentation from Ignite Phoenix 5 : "Use What You Got To Get What You Want."
Rap text :
When I say "Sales Tax" you say "Auuugh!" Sales tax! [Auuugh!] Sales tax! [Auuugh!] When I say "Community," you say "Exchange!" Community! [Exchange!] Community! [Exchange!] Now clap with me... one, two, three, hit it!
Sales tax as a tax is regressive That means to the poor, it's oppressive Money has problems, that's what we say For local commerce, there's a better way! What is it that we propose to do? Let's trade things of real value!
Don't you know we're trading Hard hats for driveway surfaces Web pages for legal services Copywriting for photography Food for books, aiyyo, it's better than money!
Aiyyo I got some carrots! Yo I got some plums! Let's trade together So we both can have some!
Awwww yeah, that's the way that we do Trading goods and services in kind is not for fools! Hahahar! We got it made -- While I got a chance now, let me make this trade!
We're trading in kind, we hope you don't mind now Skills plus goods -- more value than money, hey all right! We get to better know each other When we trade in-kind with one another
Informal or organized, this trade is fly! Don't forget to file your 1099! Community exchange, it rocks the spot Use what you got to get what you want!
Here's th' text of th' best spiritual written since 1950, Larry Sparks' "The Testing Times." To my knowledge and surprise, this has never been transcribed. Note that most of this could equally be an Iron Maiden lyric.
The testing times
Are just ahead
For the children of the King :
Just press along
And do not dread
But pray, and shout and sing
The time of sorrow
It will come
When the beast shall arise
And set his god upon the throne
To deceive the blinded eye
And what that beast
May be to me
No mortal can tell
But if we do not take his mark
We can not buy or sell.
Our children, they
May cry for help
And some of us will die
But, praise the Lord
I'll trust in one
Who rules the range on high
His children he
Will not forsake
And when he hears his own crying out
In agony
The Son will leave his throne
His angels He will bring with Him
And send them East and West
And North and South
To gather in
The ones that stood with Him
Oh won't you come, and go with me
The transportation's free
Christ Jesus paid the debt for all
On dark Mount Calvary (35,975)
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