| johnlucas said: The thing people have to understand about the monetary system is that it is a ZERO-SUM GAME. That is a FACT. |
Er... no it isn't... and even the most(I'd actually say all, but who knows there might be like 2 people with economics degress out there who disagree) leftwing economists would disagree with you.
Additionally, water actually isn't abundant... and I'd argue you don't really know what your talking about when it comes to Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
For example, Water and Air weren't ranked, and were in the same level.
Additionally, in a desert Oasis, you'd take the food.
In modern society, you'd take the gold, then buy food, and a bunch of otherstuff....
All your arguement did was highlight exactly why rarity is an important factor to price controls.
If I tried to trade you a bottle of air right now... would you trade me a piece of gold for it right now? Or some money?
Can't breathe money afterall.
