The article puts it very succinctly: > As people like David Glasner have pointed out, the idea that the state monopoly on money is really about emergency finan

The article puts it very succinctly: > As people like David Glasner have pointed out, the idea that the state monopoly on money is really about emergency financing for things like wars can also help us to understand why counterfeiting has historically been treated as treasonous. Gave me a new perspective on money: as being a weapon of war. Of course it's not the only use of money but it does give food for thought.