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How to fix the economy (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lots of people don't have to pay taxes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days 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.