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Re:Why Japan Is Doomed by sp332 on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @01:07PM (#1575028)
People might start bartering, i.e., doing business without involving government-backed currency.
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Re:Why Japan Is Doomed by eru on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @02:52PM (#1575419)
That might happen in a severe deflation. In a (hyper-)inflation I'd expect people to use foreign currencies.
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