Burning Money during the Weimar Hyperinflation in Germany It was cheaper to burn the inflated money than to burn the wood that could be bought with that same inflated money.
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@Silver__Santa I suppose we'll all be burning worthless miner shares as gold hyperinflates to $10,000 ;)
@Silver__Santa This makes a good time to query about the value of gold at such a time. Would you rather have a pound of flour or a pound of gold, to use in trade with your fellow city dwellers? Which would be more desirable at that moment in time? Certainly the money for either is worthless.
@Silver__Santa @DebraG_Robins First money, then people