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Some would say that it's that bundle of green paper in your pocket. Others might say that it is what drives the economy. And most would more than likely say that currency is what makes the world go 'round.
Here is my answer to the above question...
Currency is the shackle by which we live. It keeps us in line, keeps us on our knees, and lets the governing forces of humanity "allow" us to live. I also say that it is bullshit.
Currency has made humanity what it is today: greedy, selfish, undiserving, and ruthless. Its very being decides the fate of every living person. It makes decisions by allowing those that hold much of it to rule over those that do not. It governs the very function of hypocracy, a very common theme among us these days.
What would we be without currency?
Some would say that we would have empty pockets. Others might say that we would all go mad and start killing each other. And most would more than likely say that our world would end as we know it.
Here is my answer to the above question...
Without currency, we would be free from our shackles that bind us to the power of our superiors. We would be free to live the lives we wished to live, by the very talents we've developed. The world, in my opinion, would be a better place.
One could wake up in the morning knowing that he deserves the place in which he lives, because he either worked for it, or he built it. and no one could take that away from him. And those that do no wake, those that die, will have died as a result of not being useful, there for clearing the world of unnecessary existence, and in turn lessening polution, conflict, and especially war.
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4 comments:
Barter is an honorable system but it has as many limits as advantages. Seems like it eliminating currency would force individual to either succeed or fail based on their efforts, but the world has out grown that. In fact, I dare to suggest that if we did not have currency to use as we choose, our lives might end up a never ending effort to survive… we might become people.
J.C
This argument is akin to blaming guns for crime (bear with me a while) Currency is a token value for our liberty, that was given us for our labors. It represents our virtue and honor, because we cannot always pay for something with two chickens and a bushel of wheat. This is the core of our financial system - to accept paper for our labors or lost liberty. Some will always have more, or less, and to equalize things is to stifle individual liberty and initiative. Jesus threw out the money changers from the temple, but that was a different scenario where people were being cheated. Nowadays, if you pay more than 50% of your income to the government (federal, state, local) - for taxes on food, gasoline, income, interest, licenses, stamps, permits, and fines (and most of us do) - then you no longer are free. Cheers and welcome again!
Thank you for your input. Pierre. As aware as I am that currency, in any form, is an "honorable" thing for some, I disagree. I feel as though money is more so to control the masses, rather than honor the deserving. Even if one of two high-ranking people in the world believe that the honorable should receive their dues, it will always end out in, "Hmm...but what if I wanted them to do this for me..." That is merely my opinion, though. :)
Everyone is a slave to the almighty dollar. There can never be such a thing as a free flowing fair currency because it can't be controlled. And that can't be allowed. Thanks for sharing you views, Devi.
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