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Economics is basic to our freedom, and is very influential in determining who we elect.  Countries that lack economic freedom often lack religious freedom.  If we lack rights in deciding what career to go into, then we will lack rights of worship also.

Economics is basic to our freedom, and is very influential in determining who we elect.  Countries that lack economic freedom often lack religious freedom.  If we lack rights in deciding what career to go into, then we will lack rights of worship also.

How we buy and sell things is almost as important as which goods we choose.  Since nearly the beginning of the world, something called “money” has been the medium for buying and selling goods and services.  The “money” itself has only the value that people assign to it.  It can be made of a worthless material, such as green paper.   

How we buy and sell things is almost as important as which goods we choose.  Since nearly the beginning of the world, something called “[[money]]” has been the medium for buying and selling [[goods]] and [[services]].  The “money” itself has only the value that people assign to it.  It can be made of a worthless material, such as green paper.   

Money is not essential to a society.  When we buy food, we could offer to work in exchange.  Or we could grow our own food and trade the excess of our crop for the excess of someone else’s crop. This is known as “bartering”.  American Indians lived well for long time without any money.  So have many societies.  A great deal of bartering still occurs today.  The Amish are known to barter when they need services from outsiders today.

Money is not essential to a society.  When we buy food, we could offer to work in exchange.  Or we could grow our own food and trade the excess of our crop for the excess of someone else’s crop. This is known as “bartering”.  American Indians lived well for long time without any money.  So have many societies.  A great deal of bartering still occurs today.  The Amish are known to barter when they need services from outsiders today.

Money can be used to obtain food for starving people and for other good deeds.  Or money can promote evil, as when communist countries build armies to suppress freedom.  Then money becomes necessary to combat the enemy.

Money can be used to obtain food for starving people and for other good deeds.  Or money can promote evil, as when communist countries build armies to suppress freedom.  Then money becomes necessary to combat the enemy.

When asked how much more money people want, most say they would be happy with 20-100% more money than they have.  This answer is the same from the poorest to the wealthiest persons. In absolute terms, the more money someone has, the more money he wants.  There are exceptions.  Andrew Carnegie acquired and hoarded one of the greatest amounts of wealth in the history of the world, wrote the “Gospel of Wealth,” and then gave it all away before he died.  Carnegie Hall, the first 39 branches of the New York Public Library, and Carnegie-Mellon University are the products of just a few of his gifts.

When asked how much more money people want, most say they would be happy with 20-100% more money than they have.  This answer is the same from the poorest to the wealthiest persons. In absolute terms, the more money someone has, the more money he wants.  There are exceptions.  [[Andrew Carnegie]] acquired and hoarded one of the greatest amounts of wealth in the history of the world, wrote the “Gospel of Wealth,” and then gave it all away before he died.  Carnegie Hall, the first 39 branches of the [[New York Public Library]], and Carnegie-Mellon University are the products of just a few of his gifts.

Freedom depends on the free exchange of money.  Communism and other totalitarian systems consist of government control over how money is earned, saved and spent.  Loss of this freedom inevitably results in the loss of freedoms of religion and speech too.

Freedom depends on the free exchange of money.  Communism and other totalitarian systems consist of government control over how money is earned, saved and spent.  Loss of this freedom inevitably results in the loss of freedoms of religion and speech too.