In a world without money, we all would be rich

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[–]jet199Instigatrix 6 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 4 fun -  (3 children)

Nope, you just wouldn't have a way of measuring how poor you are.

[–]dingoatemytaco 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I think stencil person has a good point. For most of history around the world, goods, services, land, people, &c were bartered, and in many cases on loan until payment was possible. The initial need for money was to distribute spoils more evenly among soldiers and among those who had no goods or services to barter at that moment. Thus for most of the world's history there was the potential to be equally as rich or poor as the next person offering goods or services.

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Idea of money is good, having it be fiat and controlled by Rothschilds is not.

[–]dingoatemytaco 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes - and sadly money is essentially a debt-linked asset these days, unless one trades in commodities, somewhat like Tom notes.