How about one step forward and think about when all money in any form dissapears... When our first nano-appembles appear capable of creating exact duplicates of things, atom by atom, then we have a whole new bag of cats to deal with... How far away are those machines? How far away was the TV from the radio; the space shuttle from the first airplane? 25 years may bring a new world to us all.
Just like other 'powerful' technologies, nanotech that allows you to construct copies of money atom by atom will be illegal. Just like it's illegal to print your own money right now. And just like it's illegal to own a nuclear warhead (which might be for perfectly legal home use) and it's illegal to hack computer networks without someone's permission (though maybe there will be a law to cover that one day too.. to keep the NSA in a job)
Construct Money? No, just construct anything you ever need. Want a new DVD player? Food, nike shoes, columbian coffee? Just make your own. Why need money?
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