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money and interest on moneyFrom: Steven
Subject: Philosophy
Date/Time 2010-01-29 23:19:20
Remote IP: 76.252.64.81
MessageI think money and interest on money arises naturally:
If I do "Service A" for you, and you can't reciprocate with
"Service B" for some reason, then as a natural consequence
you give me an IOU.
A natural consequence of this, is that you "value" the IOU
depending on what that service is valued, so that a fair
and equitable trade can occur in the future.
Thus money is created as an IOU for service.
The higher my original service is valued, the more money you give me.
Money, as a promise of service, becomes viewed as having the same
value as the service itself. Giving the service or giving the money
corresponding to the service become identified as one in the same.
Thus we have money.
Now suppose you need money, but do not have an adequate supply.
I, on the other hand, do have an adequate supply.
As the idea to help you out, I give you some of my money, under the
understanding that you are likely to be able to provide services
later on that will give you money--maybe even money--and then you
can pay me back later.
This becomes basically another IOU, but now an IOU for money.
By loaning you money, I am providing you a service . . .
A service for which, to be fair and equitable, you should pay
back for. Thus you should owe me the original amount I gave you
PLUS MORE corresponding to the value of this service I'm providing,
namely giving you money but getting nothing in return.
This "Plus More" is interest on money, and is a natural consequence
of lending money, which is a natural consequence of having money
to begin with, which is a natural consequence of trading services
when one party can't fulfill a quid pro quo arrangement.
Since it is human nature to want fairness while simultaneously
wishing to help others in times of need, human nature will
always generate a demand for money, and the cycle begins anew.
If you only count outrageously high rates of interest as usury,
then that I think could possibly be mandated by making it
unlawful to charge a rate higher than some rate tied to an
inflation index, but even so there will be people that operate
outside the law.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, is that I think that their
are natural forces at work that always push things toward a
money-dominated society.
S
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