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KittyWampus

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3. If money didn't exist then how would we exchange goods and services?

Reply to Jamaal510 (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2015, 02:59 PM

May 2015

As an anthropologist, I am familiar with cultures that don't use money but life is quite different.

For starters, it would require a highly centralized government along with a world view that dictated supporting that government.

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One of my bros texted me this: [View all] Jamaal510 May 2015 OP

Absolutely. F4lconF16 May 2015 #1

Dreams w/o a receipt... Cooley Hurd May 2015 #4

Of course. Why not? nt ladjf May 2015 #2

If money didn't exist then how would we exchange goods and services? KittyWampus May 2015 #3

It can be tough these days to imagine how we would accomplish almost anything LanternWaste May 2015 #8

of course I would uppityperson May 2015 #5

Yes. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #6

Isn't being free of financial concerns a big part of most people's dreams? drm604 May 2015 #7

Money has been short my entire adult life but I still have the floor plan for the remodeled garage jwirr May 2015 #9