SC Lawmaker Proposes Ban on Federal Currency

Thursday, 18 Feb 2010 09:07 AM
By: Greg Brown

A South Carolina politician wants his constituents to stop using dollars — and for the people in his state to rely on gold and silver coins instead.

Rep. Mike Pitts, a state representative and Republican, has introduced legislation that would make paper money illegal in the state.

“I’m not one to cry ‘chicken little,’ but if our federal government keeps spending at the rate we’re spending I don’t see any other outcome than the collapse of the economic system,â€