Debates
18 Oct 09
18 Oct 09
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Originally posted by AThousandYoungThe dollar would rapidly grow in value relative to goods and other currencies. Even if the rate of money supply growth matched money demand growth in the US, there is a lot of demand for dollars overseas.
What would happen if a nation based currency on people (instead of gold, for instance) and printed money to hand to every adult - their share - when they reached adulthood?
I don't advocate this. It was just a thought. What do you think?
Edit: It could lose its value as KN suggests if people found that the eventual extreme shortage of dollars made them basically useless for currency so that a different currency became used for trade. Then demand for dollars would drastically fall.
18 Oct 09
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI think what would be beneficial is if society adopted a stakeholder model of organization instead of a shareholder one. One could make the case that this would be a "people" standard instead of a "monetary" one.
What would happen if a nation based currency on people (instead of gold, for instance) and printed money to hand to every adult - their share - when they reached adulthood?
I don't advocate this. It was just a thought. What do you think?