Hardyville Courts Prosperity (Reluctantly)
Claire Wolfe at Backwoods Home Magazine - why Hardyville isn't as prosperous as you might think a haven of freedom would be. [claire]
Also ... well, I'll probably be drummed out of the libertarian corps for admitting this, but a lot of us here have qualms about the very concept of "prosperity."
Oh, don't get me wrong! Poverty -- real, grinding, "I don't know where my next meal is coming from" poverty -- sucks. On the other hand, plentifulness -- the sense of knowing your basic needs are secure and that you've got something left over for fun or the future -- is a glorious blessing. Hardyville may be on the abandoned side. But we've got each other and enough to eat. We've got shelter, warmth, clothing, pickup trucks, DVD players and dances on Saturday night. In that sense, consider us rich.
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