One of the reasons we are in the financial mess that we are today, globally, is that people do not understand the difference between currency and money. Currency is a medium of exchange, a unit of account it is: 1) portable 2) durable 3) divisible 4) fungible Fungible means that each unit is the same as the next unit, a dollar in my pocket buys the same amount as a dollar in your pocket. Money is all of those things – plus a store of value over a long period of time. But because government's can print more and more and more of it and dilute the currency supply. It's continually transferring wealth out of your pocket, out of your bank account to the government and to the banking system. See article below - share, what might be basic to you, might be the information others need to understand!! https://matrix-explained.uk/money-and-currency-whats-the-difference/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAIR-USE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.