Probably because it's one town. Imagine if an entire country did this, or the entire world. The base currency would quickly become worthless because everyone

Probably because it's one town. Imagine if an entire country did this, or the entire world. The base currency would quickly become worthless because everyone would have it. This is kind of like saying "can't we all just get along?" because a kindergarten class somewhere in Minnesota has kids who don't fight.