Coupled with the demographic decline we are currently experiencing it seems inevitable to me that the commerical economy will decline. Contrary to some.people's opinions I don't think this has to be a bad thing. Families with one working parent and the frugal habits of their ancestors might do great if the DS terrorists are off our backs.
Anons,
I have been thinking about the Bible verse that says all things work together for the good of those that love God and are the called according to His purposes.
Just picked up the morning paper (WSJ) and its full of talk about the jobs recovery getting stalled because of "muh corona surge". However, I'd like to ask, how many people make their living by working for "employers" making us essentially "hirelings/indentured servants" or even "slaves"? How many of us want/like our "jobs"?!
Can we not see an opportunity to rebuild a REAL economy? Minimize or eliminate corporate employment and have people do work that is satisfying to them, without corporate 'bosses' and control.
I laugh at the "poverty" I went through some years ago, because it taught me how resourceful I could be by the Grace of God. Yes, even used an old phonebook for toilet tissue (don't flush it!). If "they" want to threaten us with derailing the "recovery" by making us mask at work, fear corona, get vaccinated, etc. let's go ahead and "flush" "their" economy.
How about growing a few plants, backyard chickens, barter, garage sales, home based businesses, charitable works, foraging, repurpose items, rent rooms, and on and on it goes. We can even do some small scale manufacturing with home workshops.
Boycott "their" economy. Build our own!
The "leadership" of Portland invited this very thing. The only reason it is called "bad" now, is I think, because whoever those individuals are, they don't appear to be working for "them". This is why decent communities enforce, impartially, reasonable laws. This is why political partisans should not give preference to out of control behavior by favored groups. Sooner or later some bigger "guns" will show up and then you are SOL.