Money is and always has been a tool of the state in order to exercise power, backed by coercive taxation. The barter myth is contradicted by historical evidence

Money is and always has been a tool of the state in order to exercise power, backed by coercive taxation. The barter myth is contradicted by historical evidence. The broader point is that the money has value precisely because it is inside a system of coercive taxation. The public sector produces plenty of wealth - security, public goods, law and order, environmental protections, public health measures... Nobody is obliged to accumulate state pegged money, yet most people do. Feel free to accumulate cheese if you wish.