Note: I wrote this article during the beginning of 2009 when central banks first mulled the idea of creating money to put into the economies they serve. The original publishing date has been lost due to the conversion of JournalXtra from a forum into a blog. I'm sure the Internet Archive will have a record of the original publishing date. This isn't intended to be a fully involved, complete delving into the complexities into the way money is given value and how that value is manipulated for economic benefit. I've kept it simple and basic to lay the ground work for the more complex … [Read more...]