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Why has money replaced bartering as a system in modern societies?

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User Rasean
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Because people had no more things of value to barter with, so to increase value money was introduced
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User Mistero
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A bartering system relies too much on being paid back/loyalty between 2 or more people. Money is more reliable as it allows for wealth to be distributed 
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