We are the only life form that requires money to exist

I was thinking about this.  Even in the poorest nations that depend on charitable donations to survive, their survival depends on money.

One century ago, people could fish, hunt or forage for food.  If you lived near a source of fresh water, you could drink for nothing.

Now you need a license to fish, hunt or trap.  If you find food growing in a field or hanging from a tree, it is considered stealing if you help yourself.

There used to be 60 to 80 million buffalo roaming the prairies of North America.  They were slaughtered for….money.

Makes you wonder doesn’t it?  Now Goldman Sachs claims it is doing god’s work, yet its business is money.  I don’t think we came into this world with cash or a debit card in our little fists.