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bad money drives out good
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used to imply that when two forms of money are in circulation, one of higher value and one of lower value, people tend to hoard or use the money of lower value while spending or getting rid of the money of higher value
Proverb
Example
When counterfeit bills started circulating in the town, people became skeptical of using the genuine currency, leading to a decrease in the overall value of money in circulation, showing how bad money drives out good.
