“Money is the barometer of a society’s virtue.” – Ayn Rand
If we woke up one fine day
To find money has gone away
Disappeared, vanished from the face
Of the earth to a black hole in space
Do you think we all would go berserk?
Money is the reason why many of us work
In uninspiring, insipid jobs all our lives
Clocking tedious hours, from nine to five
Where would the motivation for mundane jobs arise?
Without money people would soon realize
There is no merit to doing a job uninspiring
Not getting rewarded for work that is tiring
Might lead to mass quitting, no one would stay
To keep systems running smoothly day after day
The complicated systems devised over centuries
Would degenerate, modern institutions would cease
To function, and mankind would need to return
Gradually to a primitive state, would need to relearn
How to live in a society, of money devoid
Learn again how life can be enjoyed
Without the power of money dominating-
History again man would start creating
But here’s what I think-eventually would be found
A substitute for money, with its influence equally profound
This is how I think things would unfold
If money disappeared today, stone cold..
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