To have all the things that we deem as necessary, like refrigeration
for our food and access to medical care require a HUGE interdependent
network of technologies that wouldn't be in place if everybody tried
to live on $5000/yr. I suppose we could all go back to living like
the peasants in China and India, but why would anyone want to??
http://www.alternet.org/environment/108461/living_the_good_life_on_%245%2C000_a_year/
Merkel decided not only to quit the business of war but also to stop
paying federal tax dollars that could fund government weapons. To do
so, he aimed to live on an annual income less than the U.S. taxable
level of $5,000.
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