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"Money" is for them, not for us.
In fact, until after the civil war, currency wasn't the main means of trade. People traded in furs, beads, metals, and bank notes. That was all ultimately put to an end by the creation of the federal reserve and the income tax.
They taxed bank notes, but not reserve notes (dollars), and they required taxes paid In dollars, which forced people to trade for that commodity. Later there were the gold contract cases, that doubly put an end to paying in metals, at least at the large scale.
There's more to the scheme than the mere collection of taxes. The scheme was intended to force the help to trade in a commodity they controlled.
In fact, until after the civil war, currency wasn't the main means of trade. People traded in furs, beads, metals, and bank notes. That was all ultimately put to an end by the creation of the federal reserve and the income tax.
They taxed bank notes, but not reserve notes (dollars), and they required taxes paid In dollars, which forced people to trade for that commodity. Later there were the gold contract cases, that doubly put an end to paying in metals, at least at the large scale.
There's more to the scheme than the mere collection of taxes. The scheme was intended to force the help to trade in a commodity they controlled.