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by ljlolel 4592 days ago
The financial industry uses up 20+% of US population (albeit this is more than just the currency), but it gives you an idea of how many resources need to be diverted to the process of allocating capital. Many communism nations failed because (along with many many other reasons) there weren't a lot of people figuring out the best allocation of resources.