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A society in which most of us pay NO utility bills. One in which most of us grow our own healthy produce and perhaps a co-op of local farmers and others for meat. We are, after all, carnivores ;)
A well means no water bill. A septic tank means no sewer bill. Both mean no more mysterious 'customer charge' of $20.00 on each, many times totaling more than 50% of the bill!
When we questioned our water company about this rather vague charge that appears twice on our bill, once for water and again for sewer, their immediate response was "We are allowed to charge that by law." If you get a well and a septic tank you can let them 'legally charge' some other fool for their over-priced commodity.
Gas and or heating oil is just as easy. Heat with wood harvested from your own land.
There was a time in my past that I was in dire financial 'need'. One year our furnace gave up the ghost, was too dangerous to use. At the time we simply could not afford to repair or replace it. We went through an entire, quite cold, winter heating with only a fireplace and space heaters.
The gas company sent us a bill for over $1,000.00 in 'estimated' usage since our meter was obviously 'out of order'. This after they had already replaced the meter. We explained to them that we had not used the furnace all winter. They refused to believe us! Claiming that no one could possibly survive the winter without buying their precious commodity. It took weeks and I can't remember how many different people we talked to before we finally convinced them to cancel, or at least adequately reduce the bill minus the use of the furnace. Go wood heat and presto, no gas bill.
Electricity is a no brainer. Go state of the art solar. Sell your excess generation to the electric company. Let them pay you rather than the other way around..
A society in which people grow their own healthy fruits and vegetables, herbs and spices. Again, excess can be shared with family and friends or sold in markets. It provides local food stability and sustainability. All very 'green' and 'organic'.
A society in which community businesses provide for our needs rather than multinational corporations. Local community businesses run by the people we go to church with and sometimes watch porn with LMAO
In a society where these things are the norm, where self-reliance matters, the out of touch greedy corrupt politicians and CEOs in charge of our fraudulent economy would simply fade away.. There would no longer be a need for them.. All we must do is ignore them, starve them of of the one thing that means more to them than any other thing on the planet.. M-O-N-E-Y and they will collapse under their own weight, vanish and leave us TF alone..
We need to grow up America.. evolve..
Thanks for putting up with me guys and gals alike ;)
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Here is a great resource to get you thinking about what life could be like..
The Well-Fed Neighbor Alliance, LTD is an alliance of individuals dedicated to the re-localization of our food supply, our fuel supply and our economy. The Well-Fed Neighbor Alliance, LTD, represents an unavoidable vision, plan and timetable for local sustainability. The Alliance owes no allegiance to any political party, religion, or belief system. Rather, the Alliance is open to all as long as their vision, mission and actions are peaceful, non-violent and aligned with that of the Alliance.
Grow Local! Buy Local! Eat Local!
Greg
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