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Re: All The Money In The World
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Thu, 21 Dec 2000 17:05:40 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jon Kozan writes:
> But if you measure "the total money available" as the whatever represents money
> - such as your money order - then there is no limit to the money available in
> the world. Both peices of paper such as your money order and any other object
> (or person), or concept, can, in theory at least, be exchanged for the real
> money, so their is no limit to "the total money available."
So in essence my question was phrased incorrectly--there isn't $1000
available in Boombaville; there's $1000 in printed cash, but there's no
limit on "actual money." Got it.
> Much as it is in the real world - little cash - lots of representatives of
> cash.
Cool! That goes along nicely with my plan to start Xeroxing $100 bills in
quantity. Nobody looks at serial numbers, right?
Dave!
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| (...) That would be unethical (which, I believe, is another thread)... However, it is also illegal - and we could debate the reasons why our society has chosen to make such activity illegal, or anything illegal for that matter. Any takers? -Jon :-) (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) It depends on how you measure "the total money available." If you measure it as the acutal cash (greenbacks, etc) - then no - you don't have the $10 anymore, and the total money hasn't increased. But if you measure "the total money available" (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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