We're mostly in agreement. Government makes demand for money by requiring that debts payable to the government are only in that money. If said rocks on the bot

We're mostly in agreement. Government makes demand for money by requiring that debts payable to the government are only in that money. If said rocks on the bottom of the sea were the only way to pay taxes, you bet they'd be considered valuable. Without that primary demand, everything else is consumer whim. Perception only lasts so long but taxes are persistent.