Does cash just grow on trees? No, it is printed by a government that employs thousands of agents who have to make sure that no one is counterfeiting those bills

Does cash just grow on trees? No, it is printed by a government that employs thousands of agents who have to make sure that no one is counterfeiting those bills. The fact that I can hand someone a $20 and walk away with my bag of groceries is the tip of a massive iceberg of regulatory and enforcement mechanisms.