Do you know where your money comes from? With humor and gentle satire, bestselling author of Honest Money Carl Andersen explores the history of Freedomland--a fictional nation that may seem all-too-familiar--from its early days as a haven for liberty-loving colonists to its current state of crisis. When the unscrupulous central bank floods the economy with worthless paper money and desperate citizens are forced to borrow more and more to keep their homes and businesses afloat, the flaws in the system become glaringly obvious. Will the freedomlovers ever learn?

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