Getting paid in space

On 8/14/06, terrierkeeper wrote:
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> A most admirable idea but that is only possible if Specie becomes
> available from some asteroid or sight on the moon.
>
> I'm working on the probability of that not being an imediate
> possibility.
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Probably not, indeed. When the time comes for a valuable commodity
backing "space money", though, it could well be Platinum, which is
more abundant in asteroids than on Earth and may in fact become one of
the first exports from space.