In money all that is solid melts into air. Be it sex, potatoes or weapons, the alchemical substance called money can transform anything into anything else. Humanity`s most brilliant and fatal invention is also the one with the furthest-reaching consequences. A magical substance that can mean anything and yet has no value. It is created from nothing, multiplies exponentially and takes its value from its scarcity. Poverty guarantees its value: If everyone had enough money, it would have no worth. We are told, it`s a medium of exchange, but only 2 % of the trillions daily blast around the globe are used for the exchange of goods and services.