The hit Broadway show Hamilton tells the true story of Alexander Hamilton's role in establishing the US monetary system and his conflicts with Thomas Jefferson. Hamilton envisioned a strong federal government and an economy based on industry. He proposed a central bank and an economy based on banking and industry. Jefferson proposed a small federal government and a decentralized agrarian based economy. Check out this summary from history.com (http://www.history.com/news/whose-vision-of-america-won-out-hamiltons-or-jeffersons).

Of course, Hamilton's ideas prevailed. What if things had gone Jefferson's way? What if we had remained a decentralized agrarian based economy? What if there were no central bank? How would our economy be different with no central bank?