I find it telling that the two Sith Lords to bring down the Republic, Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious, were a banker and a politician. (For those who know their Star Wars lore) I’m currently reading JÖRG GUIDO HÜLSMANN’s book ‘The Ethics of Money Production’, and just read the following quote,

“The inflation of bank- notes sucked as many resources out of the rest of the economy as debasement would have, if not more. And it established a permanent partnership between governments and banks.“ -pg.138

I highly recommend this book. Extremely informative and clearly written. Easy for a monetary layman like me to read.