Quote Originally Posted by HipsterDoofus
Money makes trading efficient and enriches our lives by saving time and money. Please don't blame the money for the incompetence and corruption of the politicians who are manipulating it. You really would not want to live in a world without money.
This is more along the lines of what I expected.

Did you say "Money makes trading efficient and enriches our lives by saving ... money." Please tell me how this makes sense.

I don't blame money. But do not be fooled, corrupt leaders have been around a long time, and they are the ones who were constantly looking for ways to control the masses. Money did benefit society at first. But the nature of money is that it becomes the only thing worth attaining, and this is clearly not the way humans should live.
You're bold hipster to tell me what I would not want to do. I desperately want to live in a world without money. You happen to be one of those people who just can't wrap their head around the idea. If you think politicians manipulate money, you're right, but I don't think you get it. The only politicians that manipulate money, are captains of industry who BECOME politicians in order to pass legislation to ultimately give them monetary gains. Your average Joe Senator, who isn't corrupt, basically has no say in politics whatsoever. In order for him to pass legislation his constituents would be satisfied with, he needs to do 'favors' for the strongarming politicians WITH MONEY.

This is not necessarily corrupt, in my opinion, because it's human nature. Humans are intensly affected by incentive, the problem is not the humans, it's the INCENTIVE.