Countries with weak control over mostly worthless currencies reach a point where it's more profitable for their government ministers to take kickbacks from the

Countries with weak control over mostly worthless currencies reach a point where it's more profitable for their government ministers to take kickbacks from the banks providing cashless services than it is for them to run a printing press anymore. It's hardly progress. The US still hasn't hit quite that level of corruption, and still has some control over its monetary policy.