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Monetary Commentary by Illiad2009-08-24 13:35:43
  The farther along we go, the more it looks like... by kelli2172009-08-24 13:43:04
    The thing about trading goods for worthless bits by hobbs 2009-08-24 13:51:14
of paper, and vice versa, is that it works pretty well until you realize that someone has to have the ability to create bits of paper without giving anything in return, and money being fungible as it is, whoever can do that has totally unprecedented power over everyone else.
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      Goldsmiths. by Illiad2009-08-24 13:53:37
        HEY! Jerry's a pretty good movie score composer! by adiplomat2009-08-24 14:46:33
      Like the power of life and death? by theymustbidiots2009-08-24 14:35:39
        Fiat money and barter are not the only options (n/t) by hobbs2009-08-24 15:08:54
          No? by theymustbidiots2009-08-24 15:18:59
            By having a medium of exchange by hobbs2009-08-24 15:49:46
              The problem: by theymustbidiots2009-08-24 19:07:22
                You seem to think that the word "fiat" by hobbs2009-08-24 19:38:24
                  Which is to say, you're actually by hobbs2009-08-24 19:42:47
                    By fiat: by theymustbidiots2009-08-24 20:02:58

 

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