On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:50:24 -0600, F. George McDuffee
wrote:

Actually when you define money as a "medium of
exchange and a measure/store of value" its gone too.

Today's money is only worth the current goods & services
it can be traded for today.
If you don't have the goods the other guy's "money"
is just pretty paper & numbers (see Ponzi Scheme).
BTW, The US has UGLY money.
--
Cliff