Those who grasp that fact, yet still distrust central bank-issued currencies, are turning to local and online options, barterexchanges, and the crypto-currency Bitcoin.
Those include forms 1099-B (for reporting of proceeds from brokers and barterexchanges), 1099-S (for reporting real estate sales) and the ever popular 1099- MISC (if amounts are reported in boxes 8 or 14).
Other groups have created barter economies. thredUP specialises in exchanging children's clothes, but also has exchanges for everything from make-up to video games.