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EPISODE · Aug 1, 2025 · 16 MIN

Why Governments Burned Money

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While it is true that colonial era governments sometimes burned paper money after receiving it in the form of taxation, why they burned the money is for reasons other than what MMT advocates are claiming. In the end, the MMT promoters are telling a false history.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-governments-burned-money

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