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In small doses, nothing
Government can't tax you on it!

I kind of like not having to build my own roads, hunt down thieves, put out fires, build schools, build hospitals, build parks, PREVENT EVIL MONOPOLISTIC COMPANIES FROM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ME wink, etc. If we went back to a pure barter system we would either have to a) do all these things ourselves or b) pay someone else to do it for us. I don't like a) and b) is the system we have today which you obviously don't like.

The other huge problem with the barter system is if I have chickens to sell and I want to buy your milk but you want to buy wool, I have to find someone with wool who wants my chickens so I can have your milk. The system as a whole is EXTREMELY inefficient.

Like I said, in small doses there is nothing wrong with the barter system. It would be a huge step backwards for our civilization to fall back into it wholesale though. I have no fears it would ever happen and my original post was 95% in jest but at least it got 2 well thought out responses. happy
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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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