[Homestead] In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan
Gene GeRue
genegerue at ruralize.com
Mon Jan 28 09:08:58 EST 2008
On Jan 28, 2008, at 6:48 AM, Jeanne Driese wrote:
> Ok, I see where you are coming from. My income from SS is so low
> that I qualify to have part B paid for.
Ah, I see. Good for you.
> It makes it so I can live on my less than $7,000 a year. Working
> as a grade school teacher did not put much into SS. It was not my
> intention to have to live on SS only but that is another very long
> story. Life does go on and I am very happy and contented in my
> little house on the side of a hill, growing my veggies, herbs, and
> flowers.
That's a good life. I have vacillated on the issue. About thirty years
ago I had decided the best life was living on such a low income that
zero taxes would be due. Part of my dilemma has been that I never
found a woman who was happy living that way. And truth be told, I like
books and tools and building things so much that I need more money
than I once calculated.
We are fortunate to live in a country where we have these choices.
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