A closer look
When the US banking system completely collapsed right before the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, organizers didn’t cancel the party; they just bypassed the dollar entirely. They printed millions in 'scrip'—temporary, event-based currency that desperate contractors and vendors were forced to accept. It was a cynical but brilliant lesson in fiat mechanics: if the actual government's money is locked up in failed banks, just invent your own amusement park cash and demand everyone pretend it's real.
