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		ue_ on Aug 1, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Looking back on the Great Leap Forward Money is not required for an economic system; furthermore, Communism is by definition moneyless.

theli0nheart on Aug 1, 2016 [–]

My point stands. It doesn't matter if you're bribing someone with seashells or hundred dollar bills: it's still a bribe.

Corruption can exist in any form of government. Just because a form of government might be moneyless doesn't mean that you can't exert influence with power or wealth.

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