@JailTheTrumps it sounds like you've thought thru this a little more than me...somehow the materials needed to build/maintain the internet, etc. have to be paid for. I think something to consider is the concept of Modern Monetary Theory-which suggests that any country that creates it's own fiat "money" NEVER has to say "we can't afford it"...srsly. I follow some folks on FB who are proponents of MMT-I don't understand all the details-but I sure as fk get that we print our own $$.