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What's wrong with the barter system?
Way I see it, it's a good thing. Here is why I think so:

1 - Government can't tax you on it!

2 - Forces quality workmanship, if you provide crap you will get crap. If you provide quality product / service you would be amazed at what you can trade for. AND people will tall their friends and so on...

3 - Puts pride of product / workmanship back into the industry. One of the things I have noticed in our "modern" corporate driven mass produced society, is the overall quality of many products have declined severely and people still pay for it.

4 - Combine barter with cash and you can live a really decent lifestyle and (one more time now) not pay a lot of taxes.

5 - You can make new friends, and start to do what people used to do, communicate face to face. It adds a level of personal interaction that is quickly disappearing in our "modern" society.

So what's the issue with the barter system?
Posted by: Linux User 147560   Posted on: 02/01/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Our society is becoming more primitive!  NonZealot | 02/01/05
Funny, I've been saying that for years  voska | 02/01/05
Actually by law...  ShadeTree | 02/01/05
Sure will  Linux User 147560 | 02/01/05
No items were bartered  voska | 02/01/05
Good point!  Linux User 147560 | 02/01/05
What's wrong with the barter system?  Linux User 147560 | 02/01/05
In small doses, nothing  NonZealot | 02/01/05
No more inefficient  Linux User 147560 | 02/01/05
Not really accurate  NonZealot | 02/01/05
but in todays society,  linuxoverwindows | 02/01/05
Danger, Will Robinson. Danger!  The King's Servant | 02/01/05
re: danger will robinson  linuxoverwindows | 02/01/05
re: danger will robinson : LinuxoverWindows  The King's Servant | 02/01/05
Bartering is good in this case  voska | 02/01/05
whats wrong  osreinstall | 02/03/05
Primitive or sensible?  Laff | 02/01/05
You make it sound like the barter system would fix all that.  NonZealot | 02/01/05
I think things have improved with the increase in knowledge  Laff | 02/01/05
Laff has a very good point but don't build a time-machine yet.  The King's Servant | 02/01/05
Which is why it's  Linux User 147560 | 02/01/05
What does...  ShadeTree | 02/01/05
To my reading of history....a great many EVIL's have  Laff | 02/01/05
And here I thought....  ShadeTree | 02/01/05
VERY good Shade...you hit the mark straight on!  Laff | 02/01/05
Simple  Linux User 147560 | 02/01/05
Simple  Linux User 147560 | 02/01/05
Simple  Linux User 147560 | 02/01/05
Sorry about the multiple posts...  Linux User 147560 | 02/01/05
The WinXP box wink  The King's Servant | 02/01/05
3rd World Nation are not always developing nations  voska | 02/01/05
Growing up that is similar to what I thought.  The King's Servant | 02/03/05
Of course the IRS taxes barter.  Anton Philidor | 02/01/05
Justice?  Linux User 147560 | 02/01/05

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