Can we live in a world without money?

Norway
April 19, 2010 5:16am CST
Is there a way or a system in which we can all live as one and work for free and not need to think about poverty or income inequality etc.? Where everyone works voluntarily for the greater community and everyone gets the goods and services produced? What do you think?
11 responses
@Sunnyone (30)
• China
19 Apr 10
you mean the communistic sociaty? haha if we could afford our lives, i mean, everyone could have enough to eat, maybe money would be not so necessary. but now, i don't think we have the impossibilty to do so. momey is a symbol of the civilization, isn't it?
• Norway
19 Apr 10
hehe it kinda did sound like a communistic society, but there are some parts that would be "more" civilized. To put value on something is very difficult because everyone has different needs and wants. You're right that its impossible now.. but do you think we will be using money in 20 to 40 years from now?
@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
28 Sep 12
We cannot live is this world without money because we own nothing really we are simple renting . If we decide to hunt for food lol the government will lock you up and say your on their lands . if you dont continue to pay tax for your home the government will take it and say you dont deserve it . We will never be able to live as one because if we say no more government people will start to rape and kill like there is no tomorrow . People will complain about how much more work they are doing since some people will stop working and free load off you . People are not capable of being civilized if there is no law . I wish we could have the paradise I see in some fairy tales but that is not reality .
@pratheep87 (1227)
• India
19 Apr 10
No we need money but money should be limited. If i get more money i am ready to accept but i think i would lost my happiness when i earn huge money. Money is need but limited for unlimited happiness in life.
@ada8may21 (2405)
• Philippines
19 Apr 10
I dont think there is a place like that. Because nowadays money is the need of everyone for them to live including me. Everyday I need to go to work to provide all the things needed for my family. But I think there is society in this world would provide the need of humanity. If there is a place like that, its not existing. It's only our imagination or fantasy.
• Philippines
20 Apr 10
Don't you think life without trials and difficulties would be so boring? These problems we have are things that makes our world colorful. Aside from that, all those trials were just like a test in a school that only wants to measure how much we learn from the subject called life.
@salja1 (49)
• Trinidad And Tobago
19 Apr 10
Your question boggles the mind, I cant say there is one individual that isn't worried about money now! But what a fantastic idea!
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
19 Apr 10
A world without money is rather impossible these days. Money has been so ingrained into our lives, that I think we have kind of reached the point of no return. It would take a great process of many generations to really erase that and that's if someone managed to get it off of the ground. Which, I doubt would happen in a million years. Plus, the entire world, which means every country would have to agree on a system that would work. Yes, that may just be a bit of a problem. You get all of the leaders of the country in the world together and they would not agree where to go for lunch, much less a system like this. So, that is another roadblock, other than the fact than money has been put into our society and given a lot of focus. Plus, while monetary inequality may be eliminated, there is another thing to consider. Some people may not be able to work as much because of physical limitations. Therefore, people who are able to work more will have more. I think we are just replacing money with something else and then we go back to square one. We eliminate one symptom but the disease is still there. So eliminating money and replacing it with a different system is still going to lead to some problems that are similar, even if the way that we get there is different.
• Philippines
19 Apr 10
In relation to your question, I guess we can still live without money though we are all aware that nowadays, we cannot do anything we need and want to do without it. In the past, our ancestors were able to survive without the knowledge about money. They used the system known as barter. We can also do this one nowadays but I guess, it will be a little difficult for all of us since we got used of money already. Money is only a symbol. It is actually not included as one of our basic needs, therefore we can still live without it if we all really want to. But then again, I also believe that money somehow helps us equalize the amount of goods and service to give and receive. It also enables us to work hard in order to gain the best.
@rene12 (794)
• Philippines
19 Apr 10
It will be really good if there is a place like that but from human nature, greediness will soon eat this opportunity. Not everyone will want to work especially when everything is free right? Not all people has the sense of responsibility like people who only thinks that they work for them to survive. They should enjoy working for them to volunteer :D
• Philippines
19 Apr 10
well i think there's a place like that. in another planet? hahaha!!! just kidding. you can read those thing in the bible. i hope there's a place like that that i will not problemize the money anything.
@mjanakha (479)
• United Arab Emirates
19 Apr 10
If there is a way or a system like that I will become lazy. I dont want to make earnings nor save for my children. So waste lot of time and simply roaming here and there. I dont want to be like that.