In this way, “we the people” have been reduced to economic units to be bought, bartered and sold by all and sundry.

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/11/no_author/we-the-exploited-the-u-s-government-buys-and-sells-its-citizens-for-profit-and-power/

… Like all currencies, they must, sooner or later, be used in a transaction — sold to the highest bidder or bartered as a favor for which another favor will be returned.”

Source: https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/06/26/letters-to-the-editor-trumps-top-secret-documents-the-benefits-of-e-bikes-on-trails-camps-closing-land-in-boulder/