It was his fervent hope to abolish the use of money forever. At the same time, he denied the validity of centralized planning by the State. It means further that this controlled distribution of incomes must be made on such a basis as to allow no room for the growth of class differences. Ultimately, the acceptance of the existence of scarcity must be a part of any sane social analysis. In contrast to this Rousseauian-Marxian view of the division of labor stands both the traditional Christian view and the libertarian view of Professor Mises.
Men have a natural propensity to consume.
If unrestrained, this tendency might result in looting, destruction, and even murder. The Need to Produce The desire to consume must be tempered by a willingness to produce, and to exchange the fruits of production on a value for value received basis. Each person then consumes only what he has earned, while extending the same right to others. One of the chief checks on men's actions is the fact of economic scarcity. In order to extract from a resisting earth the wealth that men desire, they are forced to cooperate.