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Old 10-19-2010, 10:44 PM   #233
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A question
If you had the opportunity to legally contribute towards the author of a book you have read and enjoyed but obtained in a non standard manner would you do it?
If it was something I wanted, yes - however the frequency in which the offered and the wanted coincide is unfortunately low - that is the beauty of money, it's a fully transferrable, non-discriminating notion of trading value.

Barter-Card is probably something along the lines of a marginally successful "non-standard-manner", though ultimately it's just money by another name.

Now, if someone can come and paint my house, I'll gladly let them have 10 copies of a book

Paul.
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