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Who gets to own money in the future? (Score:1)

by jinnai ( 648990 ) writes:

Who gets to own money in the future
Isn't wide circulation the point of money? Or do you mean "who gets to circulate money?
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  by KeatonMill ( 566621 ) writes:
  
  I think it means: "Who is going to actually have paper (or metal, plastic, whatever) bills/coins in the future?"
  - Re:Who gets to own money in the future? (Score:0)
    
    by Anonymous Coward writes:
    
    I think he was asking who will actually control the "valuables" that give those little pieces of paper value.
    - Valuables? (Score:3, Insightful)
      
      by hackwrench ( 573697 ) writes: <hackwrench@hotmail.com> on Sunday February 09, 2003 @04:13PM (#5266028) Homepage Journal
      
      More to the point who gets to decide when to increase or decrease the money supply. Your use of the word valuables in this context appears to refer to the notion that money needs to be backed by something like gold. It doesn't.
      
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Who gets to own money in the future? (Score:1)

Re:Who gets to own money in the future? (Score:2)

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Valuables? (Score:3, Insightful)