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Transacting for goods and services. Cash has value because you get arrested if you don’t have enough to pay taxes.



I totally agree. Cash has value because it’s backed by violence.


Oh no the state has a monopoly on violence what a bad thing. I much prefer the natural way where your right to property ends at the tip of my spear.


Everything privately held that has value is backed by the threat of violence.




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