Why do societies fail?
The answer has to do with love
It’s Valentine’s Day. The first thing I thought about this morning was whether will receive my tax return. Sure, I filed on Feb 1st, so that I could possibly slip under that window of government not-shutdown, but because I have children, and a modest income, I receive an EITC. That means my return will be delayed until the week of the 19th. Potentially after the government shuts down again.
It’s only a slight worry because my tax return isn’t substantial. I own a small business, an internet-based one at that, and the government is taking its fair chunk of my “enterprise.” That’s the cost we pay to live in a society, right?
The People That Lived on An Island
A long time ago the US government used to give away land (to white people) that were willing to travel to get there. If you aren’t familiar with American history, this is how much of the West was formed — settlers (and the corporations who left megacities in their wake) paved out communities. Well, some of those settlers were willing to navigate serious terrain to get their own little piece of land — especially in Washington state.
Even in the age of technology on the cappuccino drinking west coast, you have pockets of America where the homesteading mentality lives on. It’s a…
