While it might be right that there is probably some form of money in
the lower heavens for the exchange of value, one might also speculate
that even in the lower heavens the basics are all free and people trade
and compete for nice to have superfluities. In the higher heavens almost
everything would be free except when one trades or competes congenially
for sport, something akin to a Monopoly game or a friendly softball
match. In the hells of course one would need to work for even for food
because hellish beings would need that level of motivation to provide
use to others.
Coming back to our current planet: why do we
need money here? Because people are self-centered. Would communism work
our planet? No - because people want the most for themselves at the
lowest cost. If possible, the imperfect beings on earth would just take
what they need without doing any good for others. Why do we need
capitalistic competition on planet earth? Because people would take
advantage of their customers if they did not have to worry about
competitors offering the same goods and services. Having said that,
communism (in the generic, non-Marxist sense) does succeed on earth in a limited set of situations: (1) Within
loving families where members genuinely care about other, (2) Within
small committed, highly motivated religious communities such as
religious orders (Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Buddhist, Hindu, Sufi) or
communes (such as the Protestant 'Twelve Tribes').
