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The Cultural Perils of Fake Money

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JD Breen
Apr 12, 2022
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Atlanta, GA

April 12, 2022

Last week we fingered funny money as the cause of most modern maladies. We observed how it depresses purchasing power, distorts the economy, diverts resources, queers investments, and encourages conflict. 

As noted in that essay, sound money tends to reduce time preference. If people are confident their money will retain value, t…

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