You can take a company to court, but not a government. Imagine being a legitimate venezuelan businessman with an account in the US for example. Money is sort-o

You can take a company to court, but not a government. Imagine being a legitimate venezuelan businessman with an account in the US for example. Money is sort-of fundamental (it's one tool), and that's more so because today's fiat money is powered by guns. In the past, europe would have a multitude of coins being used concurrently with some of them dominating like the Florin. Its a recent development that governments crack down on the money that people use.