Re: [A-List] barter is a blind

["Tariq" <tariq200@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Introduction of money in the marketplace no doubt eased
up transactions a great deal. Before that it was either the
barter deal system or every one contributing his or her
service or commodity to the community as whole for every
one's use.

What ever the system, it was nevertheless a clumsy affair.
But money, by dint of its quick convertibility was in universal
demand, hence commanded greater premium and its holder
called the shots. Thus the inequality was ushered in ad the
attendant vices.

Its an evil we cannot discard.

Tariq

From: ewc <ewc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [A-List] barter is a blind



 From: "Anne Williamson" <annewilliamson@xxxxxxx>
 Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 21:26:42 -0400

 ..........money as an economic tool of
  measure and of exchange (which thereby allows man to not only avoid
 the clumsy quagmire of barter and to plan his economic activity
 rationally...........

 An not sure which bible you are quoting here Anne - is it Samuelson or
 Aristotle?

 Either way I feel, by following them, you are selling 'money' short.

 First use of coins, in Europe, in India and in China, coincides with
 first attempts at objective historical writing, and with first
 attempts at open debate of politics, governments, (anti) slavery,
 atheism etc etc etc.  This cannot be a coincidence.

 Wray's review of Kurke (Origins of coins) is on the web and well worth
 reading in this regard.

 But more power to your fingertips on most of the rest

ewc