I know I've hit this chord before but LH! I have to go you one further. Money is a unitized APPRECIATION of labor/possessions. Think of it. How much are you intrigued by the new Game Boy machine? That Cabbage Patch baby? The work done by your local Garage mechanic? How much are you willing to pay the Bully Boys for their protection racket? You know, so they won't haul you off to prison for non-payment of taxes?

Economy is a corral polyp siphoning off plankton as it drifts by. That polyp and its billions of brothers or sisters, as the case may be, sharing wealth or dearth, building on the same reef, all sharing the vicissitudes of current and life. I've always enjoyed fishing. You hang a flashy dangely bauble with a hook in it (currency equated to free lunch) and pass it before some lurking monster and BANG! It's like found gold! You have a meal and you've had the sport of fighting him in! Econ. 101! No, it isn't a non sequitur, just a few ellipses so you can fill in the blanks, class.