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It seems natural that methods of exchanging money are constrained by methods of property preservation.

Neither money nor property exist without government. Sure, you can say that bottle caps and a fence might do the trick, but those don't have the same force.




Money is simply what everyone agrees is money. It can certainly exist without government. It would probably not be a fiat currency, but rather something like gold or silver.




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