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by aswanson 6063 days ago
C.f. for what (possibly) happens when banking systems collapse: http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/money_08.ht...
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That's also what (possibly) happens when your agricultural system fails due to a dustbowl/drought, free trade is eliminated, big chunks of industry/labor cartelize, and the government takes over huge sectors of the economy.