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How to fix the economy (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/curatedtumblr@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Arcka@midwest.social 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Lots of people don't have to pay taxes.

[–] konki@lemmy.one 1 points 4 months ago

True, but somene has to, and they will create a demand for the currency. If I hear that Joe the baker needs money to pay taxes, and I want to buy bread from him, I know he will accept the government currency as payment for his bread. This in turn makes me demand money to be able to buy the bread.