Barter

We are all aware that the economy is in a terrible state. It had been that way for a while now, and it won’t get much better unless we have a strong plan. The plan that I brainstormed is to go to back to a bartering system. Yes, this is something the first colonists created, and there was probably some reason why we as a people began to steer away from it, but it seems like a legitimate idea that we must open up to again.

We would start of small of course, in order to work its way into the economic system. We also wouldn’t barter for everything, just certain things. We would still have the stock system, but we would begin to start bartering for certain things, i.e. food. People could start growing their own crops within a little garden, then, within a community, people could barter what they have for what their neighbors have. When winter comes, people would buy their food in places with harsh climate, but that would be the only exception.

If the bartering system starts off failing early, we as a country will abort the idea and think of other ways to fix the economy.