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Why is the US dollar always worth less than the pound and the euro, if it's this great functioning economy? I've never been able to work that one out.
Because 1 apple isn't equal to 1 banana.
Because the actual number doesn't matter, only the change trajectory.
Put it differently: A water melon costs more than a dollar. Still, a water melon doesn't have a great functioning economy.
Because the actual amount of money is somewhat arbitrary.
Like how if it is 77°F in the US it is the same temperature as it being 25°C in France.
That's why people really ought to be taught basic economics before being let out to frolic in the wild.