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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> Living well in the face of extreme property can make one very unpopular,
> but living well where no one even knows you exist doesn't make any
> enemies.

This gets us back to "no man is an island." I once had that vision. It 
creates a lonely life. My experience is that it is far better to live among 
others of similar values and approximate standard of living. In a rural 
place, good neighbors are as gold.