2006-08-27 15:07:40 · 21 answers · asked by strawberryboo506 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Not much different than it is now. Money is just a symbol - it represents goods and services, work performed, property owned, power held. Think of it this way - you work, you have your paycheck direct deposited, you have your car payment withdrawn directly from the bank, you pay bills online, and pay with a debit card for everything else. Did you ever handle cash?
Without money, we'd still trade goods and services, or substitute other things to represent them. People are the problem, not money. Greed will always exist, regardless of what form it takes.
2006-08-27 15:14:07 · answer #1 · answered by swbiblio 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be harder to trade for what you want. In a society where there is little travel and most people grow or hunt for necessities, money may not be needed. But if you want something you can't produce for yourself, you have to trade for it. Suppose you want some glass windows. You have to find the person who makes glass, and find out what he/she needs. Food? Maybe she also grows her own food. Clothing? Maybe she has enough right now. Nails? (You do metal work on the side.) She doesn't need them. She wants to trade for the glass, but you don't have anything she needs. Will she wait until she needs it to make the trade? Can you trade your own stuff to somebody else for the coal she really wants, then trade the coal for the glass? See, it could get difficult. With money, you can trade it for anything. I think a complicated technology would be impossible without money.
2006-08-27 22:19:51 · answer #2 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Life would carry on just fine without money. in fact, money is pretty much a recent invention- for thousands of years people and communities bartered for goods and services.
2006-08-27 22:11:44 · answer #3 · answered by giles1101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would suck - I would have to trade my baseball card collection in order to buy a chicken. Money is much better than the barter system.
2006-08-27 22:11:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trade- Those that have a skill, hopfully all of us, would trade for other things we need, or things we know we can trade for others.
Think of it we might actually get close to what we are worth.
The President, Vice, congress, etc. well now thats another story, what could they trade for!!!
2006-08-27 22:16:09 · answer #5 · answered by DJ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Imagine
2006-08-27 22:12:43 · answer #6 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
we'd all have to barter in some way. Lots of girls could be prostitutes, but instead of working for money, they'd be working for electronics.
lots of guys would be thieves, because they couldn't barter anything, and big guys could be security guards to guard food. whoever has all the food or access to food would be rich.
2006-08-27 22:12:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Much peaceful. People would be at equal levels not believing that one is better than the other. No wars, everyone would be living naturally . We would not know how to live any other way.
2006-08-27 22:11:32 · answer #8 · answered by HappyCat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it would be great till someone decided to "create" some sort of currency and then it would all start over again...but with something else instead of money
2006-08-27 22:11:06 · answer #9 · answered by Joboo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alot simplier! We'd be trading goods instead of pieces of paper.
2006-08-27 22:14:08 · answer #10 · answered by michelle112785 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋