How governments fund war:
- On a gold standard: Ask people for funding
- On a fiat standard: Print money
Discussion
Infinitely-printable dollars are the lifeblood of the military industrial complex.
Thus, the most effective way for any individual to drain power from this behemoth is to move your wealth into a form of money that cannot be printed. #Bitcoin
Separation of state and money on a hard money standard seems to fix a bunch of problems.