New at Reason: Greg Beato on America's Rapidly Growing Barter Economy

May 12, 2009

When the economy tanks, writes Contributing Editor Greg Beato, it’s not just dumbass comedies like Paul Blart: Mall Cop that do surprisingly well. Open your newspaper’s business section, and amid gloomy tales of foreclosures, credit crunches, and government bailouts, you’ll see bullish reports on the booming, almost magical world of barter. Who cares where the Dow’s at when fence builders are exchanging their labor for Jet Skis and barter websites are attracting new members faster than a Bernie Madoff investment fund?

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