Profit. noun | prof·it | \ˈprä-fət\ … the excess of returns over expenditure in a transaction or series of transactions; especially : the excess of the selling price of goods over their cost
The “excess of returns” … the promise of a killing.
Everyone on the selling end of a business transaction seems to be motivated by the idea of getting much more than what they paid for to provide a product or service.
What about getting “nothing” for “something”?
Ask anyone that question today and most will answer: “Not me!”
Why? If Merchant A gives away the product of her effort to Merchant B with no expectation of monetary payment (let alone a profit), nothing stops Merchant B from doing the same when Merchant C approaches him for his services. The transaction between merchants B and C perpetuates the need to continue using money as a medium of exchange which means that Merchant A loses in this current system and will not feel motivated to do the same next time.
For this “nothing for something” concept to work, everyone will need to agree that we can be consumers without needing to pay for whatever product or service we use.
More easily said than done.
However, there is a global awakening to the fact that the current system is broken and we need to fix it. Not all nations may agree to adopt a “nothing for something” system, but if it were supported by treaty — a true FREE Trade Agreement — with participating countries only trading with treaty partners and agreeing that human labor has no monetary value, then there is a good chance that critical mass can be achieved with the rest of the world coming on board when the remaining countries realize that many global conflicts can be resolved because at their heart is the promise of an “excess of returns.”
Truly, no more need for killing in the name of profits.
