How Farmers Go to War

 

1. The State Prints Money

  • The government prints new money (Federal Reserve Notes, or FRNs) to finance its war efforts. It needs to pay for soldiers, weapons, and contractors, but it doesn’t have enough money from taxes or existing resources.

2. The State Pays Soldiers and Contractors

  • The state gives these newly printed FRNs to soldiers and military contractors as payment for their work. This is money that didn’t exist before.

3. Contractors and Soldiers Only Accept FRNs Because They Can Spend Them

  • Soldiers and contractors accept FRNs because they know they can use them to buy goods and services. They trust that these dollars will be accepted by others in the economy.

4. People (Businesses and Workers) Accept FRNs Because They Can Buy What They Need

  • Businesses and workers accept FRNs because they believe that other businesses, like grocery stores, will also accept them. It's a system of mutual trust—everyone in the economy trusts that the dollar will be accepted in exchange for goods and services.

5. Farmers Accept FRNs Because They Can Buy What They Need

  • Farmers accept FRNs because they can use the dollars to buy seeds, equipment, and other essentials for their farms. They also believe the dollars will be accepted in the future to buy goods for their families.

6. The Cycle Continues

  • The farmer grows food and sells it to businesses. Those businesses sell goods and services, and everyone gets paid in FRNs. The FRNs circulate through the economy, allowing the state’s war effort to continue funding itself through this chain of payments.

7. Farmers Believe They Are Safe, But They’re Trapped in the System

  • The farmer believes that by participating in this system, they are contributing to a stable society where they can live safely, produce food, and trade. However, the constant printing of money (FRNs) leads to inflation and an unstable economy.
  • As the government prints more FRNs to fund the war, the value of money decreases. Over time, prices rise, and the farmer’s purchasing power erodes, even though they’re still accepting dollars.

8. The System is Unsustainable

  • This cycle continues, but because the government is printing more money to fund the war, the economy becomes unstable. The farmer, along with everyone else in the economy, suffers from the inflation caused by all the money flooding the market.
  • The farmer’s belief in a safe and stable world becomes impossible because the currency (FRNs) is being debased, and the system is ultimately unsustainable.

In Simple Terms:

The government prints money to pay soldiers and contractors. They accept this money because it can be spent on goods. Everyone in the economy, including farmers, accepts the money because they can trade it for what they need. But over time, this endless printing of money makes the money less valuable. The farmer, who initially believed they were contributing to a safe world, ends up facing rising costs and an unstable economy because the whole system relies on an increasing amount of money being printed.

1. The System Relies on the Trust in Dollars

  • The entire economic system relies on people accepting Federal Reserve Notes (FRNs) as payment for goods and services. The government prints money, pays soldiers and contractors, and everyone else in the economy uses dollars to buy and sell things.
  • The farmer, like everyone else, accepts dollars because they know they can spend them to buy seeds, equipment, or other goods. The key is that dollars are accepted by everyone.

2. What Happens if Farmers Refuse to Sell for Dollars?

  • If farmers collectively refuse to sell their produce in exchange for FRNs (the dollar), it creates a massive problem for the entire system.
    • Why? Because farmers are essential to the economy—they provide the food that keeps everyone alive and functioning.
  • Without farmers willing to accept dollars, the money system breaks down because now, there is a fundamental scarcity: food. People can't buy food with dollars anymore, and the flow of dollars through the economy is disrupted.

3. Breaking the Cascade of Corruption

  • The government relies on the economy functioning normally, where people accept FRNs and trade them for goods, including food. If farmers stop participating in the system, the core of the economy (food production) collapses.
  • This would immediately hurt the war effort because:
    • Soldiers can't be fed.
    • Contractors can't work effectively without food and resources.
    • The broader civilian population becomes desperate because the essential goods (food) are no longer flowing.

4. Why Does This End the "Forever War" Incentive?

  • The government’s ability to wage war relies on the continuation of the economy: it needs resources and labor to fund the war effort, which depends on the willingness of the population to accept the dollar.
  • If farmers stop accepting dollars, the war effort becomes unsustainable because:
    • The government can’t feed its soldiers.
    • The economy slows down, leading to widespread shortages.
    • People start to question the value of the dollar, which is already weakened by inflation due to the government's printing of money.

5. A Sudden Disruption in the Monetary System

  • By refusing to sell food (the most basic need), farmers force the government to face the reality that the monetary system only works as long as people believe in it. When key sectors (like agriculture) withdraw their cooperation, the currency system collapses because the government can't force people to produce food without meaningful exchange.
  • If the government can’t feed its population or its soldiers, the war effort grinds to a halt, because it relies on the economy functioning smoothly. The cascade of inflation, debt, and military funding fails.

6. What Happens Next?

  • Without food being exchanged for dollars, the government's ability to continue printing more money is irrelevant. The public loses trust in the dollar because it no longer has the most basic commodity (food) backing it up.
  • This breakdown forces the government to either find a new way to incentivize food production or face the collapse of both the economy and the war effort.

In Simple Terms:

If farmers refuse to accept dollars for their goods, they stop the most basic exchange (food for money). This immediately disrupts the entire system because food is the foundation of life and the economy. The government can’t feed its people or its soldiers, which directly prevents the state from waging war. Without food flowing, the government can’t continue the cycle of printing money to fund war—the incentive to perpetuate the war and corruption system collapses. The “forever war” stops because the economy is no longer cooperating.

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