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{{DES | des = Fiat money (or fiat currency) is a genuine economics term that applies to all the dominant currencies in the world. Libertarians hate the idea that currency has value because government says so, and use the term derisively. They would prefer to switch to [[gold]] or [[bitcoin]] or some other non-governmental scheme. | show=}} | {{DES | des = Fiat money (or fiat currency) is a genuine economics term that applies to all the dominant currencies in the world. Libertarians hate the idea that currency has value because government says so, and use the term derisively. They would prefer to switch to [[gold]] or [[bitcoin]] or some other non-governmental scheme. | show=}} | ||
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