bartermania: for those not aware of this case, this is to bolster your point:
Governments descend to the level of a mere private corporation and take on the character of a mere private citizen [where private corporate commercial paper {Federal Reserve Notes} are concerned] .... For purposes of suit, such corporations and individuals are regarded as an entity entirely separate from government.
[Clearfield Trust Company v. United States, 318 U.S. 363]
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