When it comes to explaining the truth about our worthless currency's actual value as "wealth", try this: Ask them to look up the term "note" in Black's Law Dictionary (aka the language of government). There, they will see the legal definition as "a written instrument of debt" (paraphrased). Then ask them how debt is "wealth". Some people get "vapor-locked" in confusion, while for others, the lightbulb goes on. Try it for yourself :)