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Introduction to Theory: Karl Marx

Money on the Left

CHAPTER

The Barter Story - The Government Can Tax or Borrow

Mark Twain's "Barter" is widely regarded as his most mature work. The story says money comes from direct, private relationships of immediate exchange. It grows up into an elaborate, more abstract money system. But instead of selling products or services, the government has to tax or borrow.

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