Sigh - why must people who are on the same page disagree? Where did I state, suggest or otherwise hint that printing money "create value"?
What I actually said is that FedGov can print (that is, counterfeit) as much money as they like, and force others, like OPEC, to accept all of it with a gun pointed at their collective heads.
When this power dynamic fails, the dollar fails. But until then, FedGov doesn't need anyone's tax dollars to continue operating the empire. It doesn't need citizens, it doesn't need productive, creative thinkers/workers. Rather, it needs boots on the ground to maintain the status quo.