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In Round 5 of Wrestling with Economics<\/a>, Matt Kibbe and Glenn Jacobs — Knox County Mayor and former WWE wrestler — break down the Austrian School\u2019s view of money: not just a medium of exchange, but a valuable commodity in its own right. Money exists to make cooperation possible and to replace the inefficiencies of a barter system. But when governments manipulate currency — through inflation, unpredictable pricing, or constant devaluation — transactions become harder, and people grow poorer. For Austrians, protecting the stability and value of money isn\u2019t just economic theory — it\u2019s essential to a free and prosperous society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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