Although a bit of a non-starter (because many will associate it with cotton), I believe people on government assistance should be shifted out of urban centers and given some sort of “40 acres and a mule” deal. Perhaps some sort of government check (smaller) could still be sent if really needed, but anyone who is slightly able should be working the land, raising chickens and goats and growing fruits and vegetables. A solid percentage of your daily needs should be generated by your own handiwork — if you cannot contribute to society in any other way. And if you just “don’t feel like working”, then maybe we don’t feel like supporting you.
And therein lies another effect of godlessness. The Bible says "By the sweat of his brow shall a man earn his bread." It is one of the curses laid upon Adam for Original Sin. Nowadays, the only "work" most urbanites do for their bread is their daily commute. They have no idea how to produce their own sustenance.
What's worse, they look down on those who do.
The government has tried that very thing many times and it has rarely worked.
Farming is just a lot harder than people understand. There is the economics, the mechanics, The chemistry, the meteorology, climate knowledge, soil types, entomology, agronomy, the sheer hard physical work and most of all Mother Nature.
We.ve done it for 45 years. We’ve watched the county farmer numbers drop from 400+ to 40-. About half retired the other half went broke and those were the ones who were farming when we started and doesn’t count the scores who have come and gone since then.
Growing a garden is so different from farming, most gardens don’t have the plant population of one row on a farm. As an example, I can bake a great apple pie but I’m no Sara Lee. I can’t supply them for 1000s of people and the business skills and access to financing that kind of business demands are beyond me.
>>Although a bit of a non-starter (because many will associate it with cotton), I believe people on government assistance should be shifted out of urban centers and given some sort of “40 acres and a mule” deal. Perhaps some sort of government check (smaller) could still be sent if really needed, but anyone who is slightly able should be working the land, raising chickens and goats and growing fruits and vegetables. A solid percentage of your daily needs should be generated by your own handiwork — if you cannot contribute to society in any other way. And if you just “don’t feel like working”, then maybe we don’t feel like supporting you.<<
Well and truly said. Truth to tell, it’s a very short step to starvation and mayhem when the food supply is seriously disrupted. People will kill one another over a can of beans if they and their loved ones are starving to death.