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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 hobbs2009-08-24 13:51:14
      Like the power of life and death? by theymustbidiots 2009-08-24 14:35:39
That kind of power is hardly unprecedented; there are quite a few Imperial rulers and anointed monarchs who have had that power and more.

Barter sounds great until you realized how limited it actually is - if you can't make something that a farmer needs, you're not eating unless you can figure out some intermediate steps or convince him to trade for something on the assumption that he can flip it to someone else. Not very efficient.

Besides, most money isn't even paper anymore, it's held as electronic records.
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        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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