For those of us who thought government intervention in the private sector was something new, Genesis 47 provides proof the practice is as old as, well, the Bible. It’s also a lesson in the possible perils: why the policy must be undertaken tenderly, and only at the most critical juncture.  
After he and his brothers make up, [...]

Hilton Head’s Island Packet Online reports on the booming business of bartering, during this cash-tight period:
John Roppelt’s eyes opened to the potential of bartering when he got Lasik eye surgery without spending a dime of his own money. A partner in Main Street Cafe & Pub, Roppelt started trading credits to his restaurant on the north end [...]