Eliot Janeway, a curmudgeon and economist, wrote about how the U.S. could cure its huge international deficits by bringing back barter. According to Janeway, the government should trade its food surpluses for oil. (Note: Washington wasn’t listening!)

This issue contained the highly-acclaimed 16-page restaurant report. In addition, we also published Illinois Trade Association’s exceptional story, “Restaurants: The Ideal Trading Partner.”

Stories on NATE member exchanges were in this issue, from interviews at NATE’s 6th Annual Convention which was held at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas.

Stories on the exchanges included: NCE of St. Louis (MO), Unlimited Business Exchange of Melrose (MA), Summit Trade Exchange of Duluth (MN), Intraworld of K.C. of Kansas City (MO), TradeAmericanCard of Orange (CA), Bartermax of Sharon (MA), Trade Services International of Santa Rosa (CA), MidAmeriCard of Waterloo (IA), Marketing and Management Exchange of Grand Island (NE), Savannah Trade Exchange of Savannah (GA), American Commerce Exchange of Toluca Lake (CA), and Midex of Green Bay (WI).

This issue and every issue ever published by BarterNews is now in digital format:
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