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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Texas John, post: 1128126, member: 25813&quot;]People don&#039;t need money to engage in trade. In fact, money is a relatively late invention, first appearing in the form of coins about 600 BC. The Egyptians built the Pyramids without it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Money simplifies trade. Without it, I might desire Item X, but not have Item Y that my potential trading partner desires. That means I might have to trade Item Z to somebody who has Item A in order to get Item B that another person will trade me for Item Y. If &quot;the market&quot; perceives all those items as being worth C dollars each, I can just sell my Item Z, buy Item X and let all those other people do their own shopping.</p><p><br /></p><p>But if there&#039;s no such thing as money, and I really want Item X, I&#039;ll do all that hoop-jumping. Money makes the trade easier, is all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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