the same way the UK govt raioned food and clothes during WW". did the USa have rationing during the war? maybe not - but everyone got an allocation of resources by govt boffins, nd was sent the coupons. When you went to buy , you handed over coupons and cash in exchange for goods.
if you could, you saved up coupons and sold them to rich folks for extra cash.
Today, with lotsa poor folks having no cars , it's "Yeah , I don't use petrol myself, so you can have my couplons for 50 quid" The guy with a ferrari gets to drive it, the guy who can't afford a car gets to eat.
I like that idea.
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Date: 29/5/10 11:07 (UTC)did the USa have rationing during the war? maybe not - but everyone got an allocation of resources by govt boffins, nd was sent the coupons.
When you went to buy , you handed over coupons and cash in exchange for goods.
if you could, you saved up coupons and sold them to rich folks for extra cash.
Today, with lotsa poor folks having no cars , it's "Yeah , I don't use petrol myself, so you can have my couplons for 50 quid"
The guy with a ferrari gets to drive it, the guy who can't afford a car gets to eat.
I like that idea.