Because the current economic systems of the world don’t compensate food producers otherwise. Under capitalism, farmers still need money to buy things that aren’t food so they’re incentivised to sell their products for profit, like anything else.
Hell even the government makes you pay money for water, electricity, and other utilities, if ever there is something that should be free.
Because farmers need goods and services that they can’t get without money, and because if they’re not compensated for that food they’ll just… not farm it except the amount necessary to feed themselves and their families. This also applies to shippers and everyone else who’s part of the farm to consumer supply chain so you end up having to compensate all those people and the way the current system (and most other systems) do that is money.
Makes you wonder why we need money for food.
money is theft. the value of it is backed by violent theft
Because the current economic systems of the world don’t compensate food producers otherwise. Under capitalism, farmers still need money to buy things that aren’t food so they’re incentivised to sell their products for profit, like anything else.
Hell even the government makes you pay money for water, electricity, and other utilities, if ever there is something that should be free.
Why do we collectively agree to these playground rules?
Because the government has a monopoly on violence
Does it really? Why not us?
because the government will kill you
So we should kill the government in self defense.
They’re saying the government can kill you without consequences, you can kill them but you’ll face consequences
Makes you wonder why we need money
Because farmers need goods and services that they can’t get without money, and because if they’re not compensated for that food they’ll just… not farm it except the amount necessary to feed themselves and their families. This also applies to shippers and everyone else who’s part of the farm to consumer supply chain so you end up having to compensate all those people and the way the current system (and most other systems) do that is money.