Money

Is it the root of all evil? I don't know, but wouldn't it be great if we didn't need money?
Just to speculate wildly, wouldn't it be great if we didn't need money? If we could get good food, if we could get shelter, love, medical care, clothes, and everything we might need without having money?

"Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can.
No need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man.
Imagine all the people, sharing all the world."

John Lennon said that. Would you want to live in such a world? Why? Why not? What such a world would be is not really determined. What kinds of work would people be doing? How would the work be distributed? Would there be any differences in rewards? What kinds of social networks would be necessary? Would it mean compromising quality of life in some ways? Would it compromise access to good food or other finer things? Would one have to sacrifice liberty? How would the legal system change? There would be no property crimes--unless there were crimes against public property.

Imagine not worrying whether you would have food to eat or a place to sleep in safety, and instead could focus your efforts on doing productive things.

And just think, if there was no money, then all the accountants could work on other projects. Maybe there would be other kinds of accounting necessary, to keep distribution of resources moving effectively.

Wouldn't it be great if we could get what we needed in life without money?
I don't even mean to suggest that we shouldn't have to struggle to achieve finer things in life; without the struggle, we cannot truly appreciate them anyway. And more importantly, it is the struggle that is what makes us really alive anyway.