For the same reason that stealing a loaf of bread is usually a misdemeanor, and stealing a car, a felony. The amount definitively affects the conversation. If t

For the same reason that stealing a loaf of bread is usually a misdemeanor, and stealing a car, a felony. The amount definitively affects the conversation. If the Fed decides that 250 million $1 bills need to be replaced due to damage etc, and they print 251 million, that's not going to have a dramatic affect. If they decided to print 2-3 Trillion (annually, mind you), the effect would be horrendous. As to phrases anarcho-capitalists use, I have no clue.