The Money Printers of Iberland
I knew of a country in the far eastern parts of Imagination
Called by name Iberland
It was a libertarian society
The people there invented clever systems for solving myriads of human problems
And by these could realize the paradise that all mankind desires
One of these was their treatment of money
Which I briefly recount in this piece of writing
Before theirs was similar to any modern society
With an expansive chasm between rich people and the poor
Although other types of material possession abounded on the land
The medium of exchange was not readily available to the masses
As money printing was the preserve of a special group of people
Then arose from among the thinkers of the land
A man whose thoughts revolutionized the acquisition of wealth
This man clearly understood the true nature of wealth
That an abundance of money per se is not wealth
Rather it consists in having material possession in abundance
And that money is only the medium for exchanging wealth
He argued that the masses are already richer
What remains to be gotten is the free medium for exchanging the wealth they held
He advocated that money should be made within easy reach
By making the activity of money printing a free enterprise
So that there shall be people in the society who could practice the profession and business of money printing
These people all printing the common and accepted money of the land
The masses saw wisdom in his advice and money printing forthwith ceased to be a monopoly
There was an initial rush at money as most countrymen saw the money printing enterprise very attractive
Yes, every man wanted to possess more money
But soon the thinker was vindicated
Mother nature imposed a natural restraint on the people
The country began to lack in food, clothing, safe water and other material possessions the people needed to survive
The people all realized in a rather short time that they couldn’t all be money printers
Some would have to keep to the other trades, arts and enterprises
This necessary so that the variety of material possessions
Which they actually needed for their survival and development
Could also be produced
In time a stable society developed
Whereby the business and profession of money printing
Existed together with a lot many arts and enterprises
What happened was that if someone possessed any item
It could be battered for money at the money printer’s
This was how any material possession was converted to money
And then on used to acquire other material possessions
There goes a very ingenious system
Which modern societies may adopt to solve the perennial pandemic of poverty
The people are not actually poor
They are only not able to exchange goods and services freely
Theophilus
The Abstentionist Fraternity 