stackyFACTSWhen the federal reserve isn't doing it for you, just fire up the local printer. Places like Ithaca, New York introduced community-based cash systems to trap spending within local borders and completely bypass big national banks.
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The higher the value, the lazier the bill. A $1 note constantly changes hands, getting crumpled, folded, and stuffed into pockets, giving it an average…
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Sometimes a piece of paper is so stubborn it outlives the dictator who commissioned it. After the Gulf War, Saddam Hussein printed new, cheap money and…
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In a beautiful display of Canadian politeness and economic absurdity, Canadian Tire stores issued so much colorful loyalty paper money that it became a de…
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To ensure absolute uniformity, every single denomination is cut to this exact dimension. If a bill is off by even a millimeter, it is immediately flagged and…
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When metal became incredibly scarce, certain towns just started issuing emergency tender on whatever literal garbage they had lying around, including silk and…
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Economists widely observe a principle called Gresham's Law, which states that bad money always drives out good money from active circulation within a given…
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