The problem we have today is a very small group have taken advantage of a western civilization worship of Adam Smith, the so called "Father" of economics. Adam in single handed manner turned our understanding of what money is upside down. There is however hope in groups such as the likes of you @lukestokes and many others. A very interesting group making efforts in monetary reform is the American Monetary Institute.
www.monetary.org
If you are in the Chicago area, they are having their yearly symposium this month from the 14th-17th.
For an interesting read by one of the presenters at this years' AMI conference is professor Yamaguchi. See one of his working papers here:
http://www.muratopia.org/Yamaguchi/doc/P2P-PM-System.pdf
Good luck to all of the reformers here and around the world!
I remember hearing about Stephen Zarlenga and his book 'The Lost Science of Money' on a Gnostic Media podcast many years ago. His concept behind debt-free fiat currency is appealing, however I am more enthusiastic about non-state solutions with cryptocurrencies.
But a debt-free dollar would be a great start for the state, regardless.
It's funny, my dad sent me an article about how Bitcoin was a massive bubble, and it reminded me that the most massive bubble in the world is the dollar itself.
Interesting times.