money is root of evil

[Maroons]

The voucher is just temporary.

You can't stop people buying with the use of the money because their main objective is to use this without hassle for just the main payment.

You cannot blame them because still most of our transactions are with the use of the cash also with a salary so they can't have any choice is to use the physical money.

Also, we are heading towards right now to make into all-digital payment so expect this we can use the physical money or with the online payment.

And also voucher will just reduce the convenience of buying things because imagine you have a voucher for food and you want to buy an appliance and also voucher will almost be the same with money, so money or voucher, it is still the root of all evil because money takes out the bad side of us, it takes out our greediness so what ever the form is, the fact that it can make you acquire things that you want it is still money.

[dady12]

instead of money we should have vouchers to buy everything from the shops goods foods
and everybody will get eqaul ammount of them the vouchers  

So, the communism then?
Its controversial as much as current capitalistic system, the problem is - we as people are not ready to feel equal with everyone else neither we are 100% about being competitive.
Its the golden middle, its somewhere in between, we're just on the way to figure things out.
Human's culture is too young to decide what is the best way

[amishmanish]

Greed, Not money is the root of evil.

Money if anything is a godsend because of its ability to unite people in its pursuit. Money is what enabled exchange of goods and services. People everywhere may not agree on much else but they will still agree on money if you don't consider the fanatics.

Money is one of the greatest inventions of mankind and Satoshi removed all its limitations by making it decentralized when he announced bitcoin. It is upto people now to choose and do the right thing

[maydna]

instead of money we should have vouchers to buy everything from the shops goods foods

and everybody will get eqaul ammount of them the vouchers
its good idea?   

I don't think money is the root of evil. It will depend on how people will use that money because if people can use money properly and it's right, I think money will help them have what they want. I like to have a voucher, but it doesn't mean that I want to use a voucher to buy what I want because I still need money to buy other things. Not all items or products can be purchased using a voucher because if you go to the local market, there will be many local sellers who still use money as the payment.

[Cnut237]

The vouchers are still money, it's still a manifestation of value, just by a different name.
If you're suggesting that controls be put in place to decide what the vouchers can be spent on, then you're just going to create a huge black market economy and with it massive exploitation of the poor and vulnerable, which would undermine your point about everyone getting an equal amount.

An example to consider here would be the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the privatisation-by-voucher of state utilities and other enterprises. The aim was that everyone got a fair share. The outcome was very different, and led to the rise of the oligarchs, and a dramatic concentration of wealth and power.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privatization_in_Russia

[Xembin]

I guess, money is not root of evil, just that we human being has turned it to evil.
Even though the government change the money to voucher for people to purchase anything of their choice, there are still people who would not still satisfied with the equal amount of the voucher.
For such thing to be accepted in a country,there are many things they will like to change in government,for such plan to stand well, there are some things the government will like to put in  place such as,
 Education, environment, and exchange trading.
Education it will make their leader to be educated not to allow corruption in the society.

[abhiseshakana]

I guess, money is not root of evil, just that we human being has turned it to evil.
Even though the government change the money to voucher for people to purchase anything of their choice, there are still people who would not still satisfied with the equal amount of the voucher.
For such thing to be accepted in a country,there are many things they will like to change in government,for such plan to stand well, there are some things the government will like to put in  place such as,
 Education, environment, and exchange trading.
Education it will make their leader to be educated not to allow corruption in the society.

What changes the function of money is actually the devil . In the beginning, money was only a lubricant for transactions that functioned as a medium of exchange, not for merchandise or commodities. When there is money demand for speculation, money does not rotate in the real sector, there is no added value that causes the economy to be disturbed. Money must be used and invested because hoarding money is very unproductive because it means reducing the amount of money in circulation. As long as there are markets, banks, and lending practices with interest, the evil circle will continue to rotate and grow.

[Alert31]

Money is not the root of evil, it depends on how people use it. If it will use in evil works then not the money but the person who did it is the root of evil doing. You should use your money properly and don't let money control you.

[Twentyonepaylots]

Greed, Not money is the root of evil.

Definitely. It's not the money who is evil, it is the person who has it if it is done with something bad or illegal. Rather than saying money is the root of evil, it is more fit to say that money is the best instrument of an evil.

Money is one of the greatest inventions of mankind and Satoshi removed all its limitations by making it decentralized when he announced bitcoin. It is upto people now to choose and do the right thing

Hmmm I know satoshi has his intention good for bitcoin, but then people are getting over it and uses bitcoin for bad things lately. We don't know how much bitcoin was used to buy illegal stuffs, we don't know how much bitcoin was stolen, and we don't know the people behind bitcoin. Satoshi didn't removed all the limitations of the money, he added a new feature of it and it seems like partially working in the real world.

[ChiBitCTy]

Yes its the best idea I think I've ever heard in my life.  I mean we have no history of what works and what doesn't when it comes to the structure of a countries government.  I think everyone getting an equal share of everything would work great, no issues could possibly arise then.  I think I would create something like this now come to think of it...I will probably call it Marxism. 

Money is not the root of evil, humans are.  Lack of education and empathy are the root of evil. Poor parenting is to blame for much of societal downfall.  Do yourself a favor and read Freakonomics and Think Like a Freak..all this info is out there.

[JohnnyBboy]

You know what they say, money makes the world go around!

We as society are not ready for a world without money. World without money suggests some form of socialism, where people get benefits despite how much they contribute to the economy. Money is merely a tool to determine how much good did a person do to society and how much privilege should that person take. Of course, we're not living in a perfect world, and a lot of time that proportion is incorrect but still it's the best system we have for the moment.

[ChiBitCTy]

You know what they say, money makes the world go around!

We as society are not ready for a world without mining. World without money suggests some form of socialism, where people get benefits despite how much they contribute to the economy. Money is merely a tool to determine how much good did a person do to society and how much privilege should that person take. Of course, we're not living in a perfect world, and a lot of time that proportion is incorrect but still it's the best system we have for the moment.

The problem with these debates is too many people think it has to be one way or the other...it doesn't.  Fuck no a communist/marxist society is not a good idea and it's proven to be a failed economic system.  But that doesn't mean some forms of "socialism" aren't good.  If people didn't have to worry about healthcare , for example, then they could focus on improving their lives in other ways.  In the United States it's one of the biggest issues we face ..countless Americans each and every year lose everything due to lack of proper healthcare assistance.  I spend so much money every single year on Drs and Dentists it's not even funny and I have insurance from a Fortune 100 company. If we didn't blow so much money on the military we could vastly improve our healthcare system, which would lead to more money in peoples pockets and the potential for a better life. 

It's the same thing as with politics, there should be a middle ground.. that always works best, but due to greed and ignorance it's not normally the path taken.   

[CODE200]

Vouchers are still the same thing like money. They are still acting valuable at the same time and intended to be spent like what you are doing with money. So where is the sense of instead using money just used up vouchers for you are like saying money is the root of evil. Maybe you are a little bit confused or certain things are not the clear in your mind. Money is not the root of evil because the way how people think is what the true evil is. It is all due to toxicity and greed building up into a certain people's mind making them to illegal activities just to obtain everything for the sake of money. Remember that people are the ones who invented and created the concept and idea of this payment system so do not bother pin pointing money to be the root of evil when at the first place the wants of people to have something valuable to be owned makes the existence of money to come into reality. The deal is that the way people's mind is working makes evil things so do not blame it into other stuff because it was all in the human's mind.

[JohnnyBboy]

In the United States ... I spend so much money every single year on Drs and Dentists it's not even funny

It's the same thing as with politics, there should be a middle ground.. That always works best, but due to greed and ignorance it's not normally the path taken.   

Well, in my country we have a free medicine, but it comes as a social security that you obligated to pay for from your official income.
The quality of that medicine is debatable. Personally I only rarely see dentists, as for the rest I just medicate myself. Of course being somewhat young helps.

I was discussing this problem with my German friend, and I think part of the problem is that every healthcare worker is obligated to have an expensive education, certificates and same goes for the hospitals. It's not a problem in itself, but I think it's absurd that even low qualified medical personnel who do physical work i.e. clean/change bed linen/carry patients have to meet these criteria as well.

There's a lot of unemployed people in USA, I figure some of them could easily work on some low qualified positions in medical industry.

Still, the market decides with the supply and demand, the thing is that lately and especially this year, the demand is very high.
And older people in USA have a high supply of money.

[semobo]

instead of money we should have vouchers to buy everything from the shops goods foods

and everybody will get eqaul ammount of them the vouchers



its good idea?   

Voucher or money there is no difference in it if it has the capability to buy the things what we wanted, and how we can earn those vouchers? Just print and give it to everyone who needs money! Then it will put the country in hyper inflation and really not possible for them to survive.

[iv4n]

Polo7 you created many topics in recent weeks, I can't remember when I saw your first thread but most of them looks the same. In many of them you sound confused, and I must say it's not better this time either. I don't understand you, to be honest with that part, I don't understand what you wish to achieve! You start something without clear goal, you answer first comments and you just disappear from topic... to me that looks like you don't know what you exactly want.
Money in any form (read that carefully "any form") is just a tool. In the end of the day tool can never be guilty of anything, people who use it for bad things are guilty. From all the things you said I can agree with one, blockchain can ensure some trust we lost along the way, it can help with creating more transparent world and I strongly believe that more transparent world can lead all of us to better times.