If Money were Goats: of Trade Balances and Tariffs

Imagine a world where money isn’t paper, plastic, or digital blips, it’s goats. Real, stubborn, hungry goats.

In this world, every time you buy something from another country, you don’t wire money or swipe a card, you send over a goat. A goat represents your payment, your store of value, your promise. And like money, goats are alive. They can grow, breed, and multiply if cared for. They are not static, they are living assets.