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When the bartering economy first emerged from the agrarian economy, people high and low understood that being a professional barter-er was a privilege, not a right.

Making a living as a barterer depended upon having friendly relations with our tribe's chieftain, and the neighboring tribes' chieftain as well. If the neighboring chieftain says "I want one tenth of your surplus shells, from trading with my kin, each harvest season" it is well within his rights. And well within his rights to banish you from his realm if you don't comply.