The money comes from the state! No one really questions that. But you should. Because Germany, like all countries in the world, has a purely fiat currency system, where new money is created out of nothing. Andreas Marquart and Philipp Bagus show you how money is created and why our current money is bad money. You will learn how important good money is for an economy and the impact that bad money has on each individual in society. What role do the state, government, and politics play in the redistribution in favor of the super-rich? Why is naive faith in the state anything but a future strategy for us citizens? Those who have never trusted politicians, even if only based on a gut feeling, will find in this book evidence that they are right to feel that way. A clear and accessible introduction to the question of why money is significant for an economy.