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Well, here it is. I figured i'd post it on the forums with a smaller amount of people first.


Imagine a world without money; Where everything was free. Where the human heart had no desire for a material
to be exchanged in return for a service or good. A world with no debt, no taxes, no bills. A world with no "financial problems" or "hard times."
A world where the amount of a Dollar, a Pound, a Euro, or Peso, did not matter. Why? Because this world has no currency. This world has people that
can work together to get the materials they need without a price.

It is in human nature to want something returned for something that was given, whether it be a service or an object that means virtually nothing.
This, of course, all started with the barter system and worked it's way from there. Instead of just trading a good for a different good, it became trading
a good for a little golden coin, or a piece of paper with numbers on it. These materials are just used to satisfy that need for something in return.
Of course, doing away with this would be very hard, given that this system has been around for many years. There are many pros, but little cons to doing
away with a currency system. However, there are many hurdles, as well.

Nothing has to cost money to make or do. Whether it be a house, a car, or a plane, anything that costs money does not need to cost anything.
You see on the news all the time about how bad the economy is, how people are getting laid off all the time, gasoline prices rising, etc. You know that
there are people on the street asking for change and good people turning bad and robbing stores because they have fallen on "hard times." The thing is, if
there were no money, these problems would not exist.

The Pros:
These people would be able to have very good lives because of no currency. Nobody would have to live outside in the streets
just because they did not have money. Nobody would have to risk going to jail for the good of keeping their family going.
The world would be alot farther in space travel, because the number one concern is not having enough money to get the materials and pay
all those people to build and test the crafts the space programs are making. There would be a drastic decrease in crime because
without money, there is no need to rob anyplace. The world's economy would really no longer exist because of no money, so there would not be
any debt problems or lack of jobs. The world would also be a lot farther in robotic technology and the development of Artificial Intelligence. By using
these technologies, we could have an entire robotic workforce at our disposal (this helps get over the third hurdle in section "The Hurdles").

The Cons:
Nearly the only con of doing away with the currency system is that there would be a slight increase in crimes that do not involve money. This is due to the
fact that there is people in the world that are only involved in crimes for the "thrill" of it.

The Hurdles:
One of the major hurdles is dealing with the many people who have already paid money in their life. They will be very unhappy with this because of it being
unfair to them. They may forget about it when these people get all they want by just walking into a store, and taking what they feel without it being
illegal. Another hurdle is the "everybody working together" part. There will obviously still be religions around if the currency system is done away with.
That is the hardest part. Everybody will just have to forget about their differences or convert to atheism/agnosticism, in short. The third hurlde is: who
will want to work? It may seem that there will be no point in working if you do not get anything in return, but refer to section "The Pros" for a reason
why this may only be short term). The remaining hurdle is human nature and it's need to have something in return for what was given, and that humans always
want to be better than one another, this may no be such a problem because everybody will be in as good of a situation as everybody else. However, humans
wanting something in return for another thing will just be another hurdle that has to be gotten over slowly, but surely.

Conclusion:
Money is the root of all evil. Almost every crime is connected to money in some way. Businesses become corrupt because of money, so do entire governments
at times. Peoples' lives are ruined because of money. Without money, the world would be a much better place to live. The focus could go away from money
related issues and go more towards the development of the human race and the preservation of the planet it lives on and research of the surrounding areas
in the universe. Without money, all this could happen because there would be no limit on what materials we could get except for the supply our Earth gives
us. The hurdles will take some time to get over, but if this all goes well, the world will be a much, much better place to be.