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This wasn't just about money printing. After they started having issues with not being able to repay their WW1 debt they responded with more money printing and a general strike. Everyone stopped work… (View Post)

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Well yeah, the roman legions looted the treasuries of half the world, so of course they were paid well and rome was rich beyond belief. (View Post)

Even so. Richer people had money, I doubt the average medieval peasant used money at all, they would use barter instead. Even copper or bronze, these things were useful metals and if you are using th… (View Post)

Did average people really do this for most of human history? Maybe copper and bronze. Probably a lot of barter going on in stable societies way back when, even when they had coins. (View Post)