The four properties of money (not currency)

1. Medium of exchange

1. Store of value

1. Unit of account

1. System of control

Nixons administration introduced the idea of using money as a system of complete control over its own citizens. This allowed the financial department to act as a form of law enforcement without the use of military force. The idea of economic sanctions were used to control the activities of groups of people of interest. This has been used time and again to such effect that money is now used as a system of control to take wealth from people. Financial services companies have become deputies of political groups. They are so entrenched with the power of government that they are essentially part of government. This causes governments to have more power and thus corruption. Governance of corrupt governments through the financial system eventually is used to control all people, guilty or innocent, when times of crises arise or even when it is in their interest to do so.