Wouter van Ooijen wrote:
>> *ALL* monetary systems are based on trust, including cash.  If the 
>> "end-users" of the system stop trusting the system, it falls 
>> apart (or more likely is re-vamped).
> 
> But some are more trust-based than others, so it is usefull to talk
> about such differences.

Heh, agreed.  Just a reminder of basic Economics, in case anyone forgets 
that cash isn't really "worth" anything other than what people believe 
it's "worth".

I sure like having some of it in the current state of mind, though -- 
please feel free to keep believing my cash is worth something.  I like 
it that way!

:-)

Nate
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