The origin of exchanges of goods and services dates back hundreds and probably thousands of years before the invention of money. The barter type of transactions had a couple of problems that at some point lead to the creation of money. For example, for barter to occur between two people, both would need to have what the other wants. Also, in this system there is an inability to assign value to something in which each party involved agrees on.
Then, at multiple points in time and space as history, many cultures around the world eventually developed the use of commodity money.
A brilliant idea that slowly filled our greed to get more and more. In every era, there have been people who had an excessive desire to accumulate money, power and prestige.
The desire of money as the end goal in life: no matter what it takes, no matter what happens, no matter who benefits and who does not, more money is what seems to motivate them to continue getting more money.
In your life time, someone will appear with a brilliant idea of sell you stuff you probably do no need. Others sell you products to hide the (at the moment) inevitable process of aging. There are people who grow food in contaminated areas to avoid profit losses. There are countless examples and people will go where the money is.
Enjoy.
Further reads:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_money
http://boingboing.net/2009/05/13/life-inc---an-extra.html
http://www.newsweek.com/economy-human-history-greed-76435
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