Money gets created in the USD economy all the time, whether by invented debt, cash printing, or the issuance of bonds. Does that money actually represent wealth? Does the USD economy actually contribute anything of value?
So let’s say you wanted to permanently remove value from the USD economy for some reason. What’s the most effective and impactful way to “burn money?” Not spend it. Not acquire it. Destroy it, with the goal of taking that value out of the economy.
Burning/ shredding physical cash seems really inefficient. Maybe the answer lies in devaluing real estate?
This is all hypothetical so assume whatever resources or labor you want.
Create a new currency using USD as a base; stop printing USD, re-evaluate USD to be near worthless compared to new currency (1 USD : 100 N(ew)USD
Following this, implement either hyperinflation after USD is largely switched over, and it’ll destroy 99% of value, or you can stop printing right after, and NUSD will quickly devolve lower than it can even be represented, leading to inflating prices, and less use of NUSD in place of literally anything else, with no access of USD to even return to