What incentive do they have (when it comes to balancing the budget) ? We "The people" haven't given them any, the masses have been reduced to do nothing except beg for welfare checks. Also, money has value. So, it does matter. It matters because I changed the words to better acknowledge what's going on. Money is earned and has come for work done. "vouchers" , "debt slips", "I.O.U.'s" are creations for future work. It's an enslavement trap. When you complete a transition using money , the transaction ends. With a debt slip, it can be never ending ( think "interest")