Comments on: Don’t be bored http://www.thechiao.com/wordpress/2010/02/27/dont-be-bored/ Here writes Chiao Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chiao http://www.thechiao.com/wordpress/2010/02/27/dont-be-bored/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Chiao Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:27:59 +0000 http://www.thechiao.com/wordpress/?p=630#comment-800 "Practice self-sufficiency where practical" is an interesting caveat. After all, "buying insurance is the road to poverty" just sounds silly. I agree that people may opt out of an inequitable system... you might be interested in “Who Broke America’s Jobs Machine?," which I link to in http://www.thechiao.com/wordpress/2010/03/14/job-creation-meritocracy-and-democracy/ “Practice self-sufficiency where practical” is an interesting caveat. After all, “buying insurance is the road to poverty” just sounds silly.

I agree that people may opt out of an inequitable system… you might be interested in “Who Broke America’s Jobs Machine?,” which I link to in http://www.thechiao.com/wordpress/2010/03/14/job-creation-meritocracy-and-democracy/

]]> By: Richard http://www.thechiao.com/wordpress/2010/02/27/dont-be-bored/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Richard Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:55:43 +0000 http://www.thechiao.com/wordpress/?p=630#comment-798 I'm going to have to disagree with "Self-sufficiency is the road to poverty". Poverty is a lack of the basic necessities for sustaining a healthy life, which is the object of self-sufficiency. This idea is increasingly attractive with high pressure jobs and flat or descending wages for the non-ruling class. Best to cover all bases. Maintain a few specialties and practice self-sufficiency where practical. I’m going to have to disagree with “Self-sufficiency is the road to poverty”. Poverty is a lack of the basic necessities for sustaining a healthy life, which is the object of self-sufficiency. This idea is increasingly attractive with high pressure jobs and flat or descending wages for the non-ruling class.

Best to cover all bases. Maintain a few specialties and practice self-sufficiency where practical.

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