@Nabuquduriuzhur, et al: There is TimeBanking, where we contribute our talents and efforts to others and gain credit for things we need done, by others with those talents.
Not everything needs to be measured in dollars, where bankers can rake their percentage off the top.
There are other ways of keeping score.
Our precious irreplacable time on this Earth gets traded in all too much, for dollars (or Euros, or Yen etc.) in this scheme to feed our children and keep our gadget score even with the Joneses.
@Nabuquduriuzhur, et al: There is TimeBanking, where we contribute our talents and efforts to others and gain credit for things we need done, by others with those talents.
Not everything needs to be measured in dollars, where bankers can rake their percentage off the top.
There are other ways of keeping score.
Our precious irreplacable time on this Earth gets traded in all too much, for dollars (or Euros, or Yen etc.) in this scheme to feed our children and keep our gadget score even with the Joneses.