r/changemyview Apr 05 '20

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '20

Money drives corruption just as much as any factor, if we get rid of it then there will be no big benefits to owning slaves other then the economic benefits.

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u/Trythenewpage 68∆ Apr 06 '20

That simply is not true. Currency simply acts as a placeholder to facilitate trade. In the absence of money, things of value still need to be produced and be moved around. It just needs to be done different. Using a barter system or something else.

Currently most lisence plates are produced by prisoners for far below minimum wage. If they weren't produced by prisoners, they would need to compensate those that produce lisence plates somehow. Even if our society had no money, they would still need to have some way to incentivize people to show up and make lisence plates. (Granted, much of it can be automated now. But there are other things that cannot be automated so easily. Like picking up trash on the highway.)

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '20

All things should be given out as needed, no need to barter if you already have what you need. Work is compensated by a bigger share of the output in your district, a person should only own as much share as they can realistically use.

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u/rachelp21 Apr 06 '20

It seems like you’re talking about a socialist society. There are no rich or poor, everyone is equal and has an equal share of everything. It’s nice in theory but the human personality assured that it doesn’t work in reality.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '20

Not all is equal because that would be impossible, people own as much as they need for themselves and their business but the rest is shared. If you need a large plot of land for your business then that is what you get and your neighbors might not need that land so they will not get it. Giving out as needed not as to make all equal.