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A Dollar Bill Is Not What You Think It Is

Miles Kampf-Lassin

“You think that a dollar bill is money and that banks are where your cash is stored and safeguarded. Well, you’re wrong. Like, really wrong.” In this informative episode of the We The Economy series, James Schamus explains the real value of a dollar.

Miles Kampf-Lassin is Senior Editor at In These Times. Follow him at @MilesKLassin

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