content: There is a completely plausible 3rd option: Self sustainability on the household level. Essentially, micro-communism. Money is just as flawed a concept as enslaving people to the state for a greater good. Communism fails pretty quickly as a population exceeds gardners(sp?) number. With things like, automated gardening, solar and hydroelectric power, and 3D printing, its possible to live quite comfortably, and not play by the rules of the masses. The problem is that its outright illegal in many places to go off grid, and they'll still tax your ass off if they let you.