One of, if not "the" single thing I hate about teaching is
answering a "wrong question." A "wrong question" is where the
student asks a question that is based on false or erroneous
premises, and thus it's not enough to simply answer the
question. You have to: 1. Spend time explaining or
deconstructing their false premises so they get the correct
ones. 2. Explain to them the correct premises/how it works in
the real world. 3. Then reanswer their wrong question, hoping to
god they understood your deconstruction/rebuilding of their
premises. And I fear with this topic, I'm going to have to do
the same. So in an attempt to be preemptive and efficient, let
me explain a couple things about economics, so that when I do
make my point EVERYBODY will understand. First, understand there
is no such thing as "money." Money really doesn't exist. It is
only a means by which we track and account for how much labor
somebody gave up for "payment." If you look at the economy all
it is, is really people just exchanging their fin