Why Does Money Have Value? Not Because the Government Says It Does.

Tags: Money and Banks

10/14/2021 Frank Shostak

Why do individuals desire to have money, which cannot be consumed and produces nothing? To provide an answer to this one must go back in time to establish how money emerged.

Original Article: “Why Does Money Have Value? Not Because the Government Says It Does.“

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