>And since people need money to live
And now we're getting to the actual root of the problem.
And now we're getting to the actual root of the problem.
That's of course relying on the assumption that we would get rid of money entirely as the only solution.
There are experiments where giving desired treats, unfairly, causes these animals(monkeys too), to exhibit outrage. EG, giving some to one animal, and less desirable treats to another.
Bartering is an offshoot of "being fair". I "worked" to make this thing, but now I need a thing you have. You worked for it. Each of us spent time, effort, work, but how much, who spent more? We negotiate. We settle.
This is bartering. And at the root of this, is fairness.
And even animals, inherently, know this.
I guess maybe the taxation is not the problem, it's the centralization of the taxed wealth to particular figures in the government (nobles) or corporations (shareholders and executives).
This mechanism might stem from offspring times when they were receiving food/care from parents. I wouldn't connect it with barter, as these species do not exchange any goods.