What Has Government Done to Our Money? What Has Government Done to Our Money? What Has Government Done to Our Money? is a 1963 book by Murray N. Rothbard that details the history of money, from early barter systems, to the gold standard, to present day systems of paper money. Rothbard explains how money was originally developed, and why gold was chosen as the preferred commodity to use as money. The essay, "What Has Government Done to Our Money?" was written by Rothbard as an objective historical account with a provocative title. In contrast, "The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar" was an essay with an
Commodity currency on these harmful processes reducing their affiliated externalities. Countries with commodity currencies have difficulty changing their behaviors and reducing externalities with respect to the commodities that have a profound impact on their currencies. For example, the Canadian dollar is closely tied to soybeans and oil. The production of oil is extremely harmful to the environment however reducing its production through Cap and Trade programs or production taxes can be devastating to the Canadian Dollar. Commodity currency A commodity currency is a name given to some currencies that co-move with the world prices of primary commodity products, due to these countries'