When Fiat Currency Stops Being Money

Tags: Money and Banks

12/16/2021 Daniel Lacalle

If the private sector does not accept a currency as a general means of payment and a store of value, the currency becomes worthless and ceases to be money. Ultimately, it becomes useless paper.

Original Article: “When Fiat Currency Stops Being Money“

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