Economic transactions used to be real-for-real, now they are real-for-debt
Under the Debt Standard, people are still expected to supply real work, products, etc., but they receive paper (debt) in return.
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Under the Debt Standard, people are still expected to supply real work, products, etc., but they receive paper (debt) in return.