Due to the human passion for currency, paper money, metals, and gems became highly valued, lowering the market value of actual necessities. Even virtual currency, bought, sold, and stolen and nothing more than electronic hash marks has risen above tangibles such as food, health, shelter. People would kill for imaginary money, but surrender their family home!
The pandemic will force people to reevaluate what truly has value to them. Barter will see an insurgence as currency falls sharply in popularity.
Power belongs to those who can convince populations that their choice of wealth is what holds true value.
In early US days, currency had no value whatsoever. People were duped into accepting it as having value. Convincing the French gave it value.
Currency will eventually regain a foothold, governments will see to that. Right now, Trump is back to a wall, using hands and feet to keep China from devaluing USD throughout the world to be replaced by China currency as the most sought after wealth.
Democrats have already been duped by online rants by villains posing as fellow Democrats. Challenge the truth in this as you wish, and watch what happens.
Barter will be our best weapon for a while. American quality, and abundance is known already the world over. Education, and solidarity is what we need, and no, Trump is not responsible for ripping loyalty apart. Listening to rants from outside our borders is what does that.
If Americans cannot find common sense, we are done.
Bringing more people within our borders is the opposite of what we need. We need to keep population down, a o we can continue to own a surplus. That is where we will retain our wealth.
Having employment is not what makes a nation wealthy. That is what gives a family stability. Surplus goods to sell to the world is where we get wealth. Other countries must be in a position to purchase those goods. Otherwise we see more of disposal as waste, rather than profits.