You are a shoemaker, and you desire turkey lunch meat. You trade a pair of shoes to a blacksmith for a hammer. You trade the hammer to a sportsman for a tennis racket. You trade the tennis racket to a student for a book. Finally, you trade the book to a butcher for the turkey lunch meat. Delicious but exhausting. This is why money becomes a thing - namely, trade complexity in barter economies interferes with time preference. You want your turkey now. You need liquid shoes.
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It's been a good ride. With the World Reserve Currency under its control, the United States has been able to successfully export inflation for a long period of time - allowing the populace to partially live at the expense of everyone else. However, the service economy that has grown in its wake will falter as nations lose faith in the financial stability of the debt laden government. Moving forward, manufacturing will play a crucial role in keeping the boat afloat. Let's put the pieces together.
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