Posted on 02/15/2007 9:08:25 PM PST by Dan Evans
Role models? I think thing that's the wrong way to look at it. Yes, if all Americans were all to become pacifists the country would not survive. Pacifists need us for protection.
But do we need them?
There are those that say we need to workers from South America to maintain our population and to insure a supply of cheap labor. I think we can do the same thing a lot better by nurturing fundamentalist Christians who are willing to do menial work and have about six kids per family.
I think we need the Amish as much as they need us.
I could be speculating, but technically, I think that's a MANUFACTURED home, not a modular. Big difference.
So would I! I also prefer Amish built over illegal-built.
I know what you mean. My mother bought some at a state fair (through a store). I think she had to wait about 8 months. It's very solid.
Not for me, but I bet they are built well. The Amish are very hard working. In Annapolis, there is an Amish Market and EVERYTHING is fresh. I love it.
The Amish objection to insurance is expressed as a reluctance to trust God. Amish insurance is the family and community. When they get old, they rely on family to take of them. That is their social security. If their house burns down, 100 neighbors get together and rebuild it by the end of the week. That is their fire insurance. If they get sick, the community will gather funds to pay for the hospital bills. That's Amish medicare.
We rely on government to take care of us. The Amish have a better way.
Carolyn
Not really when you look at it in terms of cost vs price. The price is what you pay. Cost factors in how long it will last, how much use you'll get, etc. Most Amish built furniture will outlast its original owner - they become true heirlooms.
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