--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_re...@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "yifuxero" <yifuxero@> wrote: > > > > > > Nope...not going to happen. Look to DUNE and other Sci Fi sources (such as > > some of the Star Treks); to observe various economic models of those on the > > futuristic earth and other planets. Even in the most austere of > > conditions, barter economies will remain (being a "primitive" type of > > capitalism). Today in the US, barter arrangements are more popular than > > ever, some groups even sanctioned by banks. The exchanges involved trading > > time (donate your hours of expertise to the group in exchange for time > > credits that you can draw upon for the skills of other members). > > The most advanced system of economics is (of course) in the Feringi planet; > > all ardent capitalists and skilled traders. > > You are right. And bartering does not rape nations or cultures, it simply > fulfills a need of peoples without the need for money.
Which ofcourse is the end of capitalism :-)
