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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Jun 7, 2008, at 3:33 PM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> Homesteading per se, the direct use economy, works.  It works for  
> anybody.
> It works no matter the times nor the general economic vicissitudes.  
> The overly
> techo-geeked 'homesteads' don't often seem to pan out, nor do the  
> miniature
> agribusiness operations.  But the simple fundamentals of a homestead  
> economy
> work, they always have and the always will.   </HTML>

If you can find a way to be less certain than "always" I think we are  
in agreement.

There is something about that word that gives me pause.

I've not been a fan of futuristic sci-fi books, but I do have a good  
imagination, and I can imagine a time when living on one's private  
piece of dirt might not be allowed. That said, I do not see that  
scenario in our lifetime, so I guess that could be considered always.

It occurs that we might from time to time stop to consider that with  
all the flaws we see in America, this is one of the few countries with  
laws and conditions that allow the homesteading life. I'm glad I was  
born here.