Economics, I think, is a subject that has been deliberately mystified in order to maintain the status quo; that being - the rich get rich and the poor get poorer. Actually, it is not that much more complicated than managing the money in your pocket.

All money comes into existence as a loan to be paid back to the financial institutions (banks) with interest. When you take out a loan the money pops into being. When you pay it back it pops out of existence. Dollar bills? The same thi...