michael pitts introduced a bill that would ban american currency in the state of south carolina. quarters. forget that whole legal tender thing. michael pitts, if he has his way, you'll only be able to buy things in the state of south carolina with gold or silver. he explained his reasoning saying, quote, something that i can hold tangible in my hand, put more value in, especially under the current rate of inflation. in the case of total economic collapse, a barter tool is going to be worth a whole lot more value than paper with ink on it. that said, one of the nice things about pap we are ink on it is that its value doesn't fluctuate every minute of every day that there is an exchange somewhere in the world with people trading gold and silver as a commodity. so buying eggs would be like 1.98, 2.01, 1.96. the good news is, though, you could in a pinch pay with fillings. national car rental? that's my choice. because with national, i roll past the counter... and choose any car in the aisle. choosing your own car? now that's a good call. go national. go like a pro. for once i'd jus