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When worthless money became street litter

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When money loses its psychological grip on society, it immediately reverts to being plain old street litter. During historic crashes, residents simply tossed millions in useless paper onto the sidewalks. It created the profoundly absurd visual of municipal street sweepers shoveling massive piles of cash into gutters, literally cleaning up the mess left by failed monetary theories.

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