Bartering is taxable so we wouldn’t want IRS agents investigating us when they’re not busy checking health insurance.
“Bartering is taxable”
That is true, and therefore you would have to keep it on a VERY local level.
The goal for me would not to be avoiding the “system”. It would be to avoid contributing ot it.
When they get to where they have to police flea markets and yard sales, we will have made a very strong point. As Princess Leah said, “The more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.”