> But the dollar isn't backed by gold. It's backed by threat of a prison sentence. And that threat is substantiated by the power of the government. That power is secured by war and the amassing (and spending) of resources. All purposed with subjugating the populace under the council of that very same "money". Edit: Do you notice how circular it is? There is no power in government, only in the people. If the minds of the people are dominated, they are easily driven towards building their own prisons.