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Why Is Money So Important?

2017/12/8
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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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The episode explores the origins of money, discussing how early humans used bartering before transitioning to physical objects like shells and stones as a means of exchange, eventually evolving into coins and paper bills.

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In this episode of But Why we visit a credit union to learn what money is all about and Slate Money hosts Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski and Jordan Weissman answer questions about why money plays such a big role in modern society. How was money invented? Why can't everything be free? How do you earn money? Why don't kids go to work? How was the penny invented? Why are dimes so small?