This is part 2 of a 4-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here There are three groups with long-term independence whose members are permanently free from dependence on a paycheck. The first two are made up of people supported by trust funds or equivalent, covered financially for life by wealth earned or passed … [Read more...]
How to Become a Producer, Part 1: Dependents vs. Independents
This is part 1 of a 4-part article. Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Producers are the most important citizens, as Thomas Jefferson put it. Actually, the word he used was farmers—specifically, “tillers of the soil.” By producing food, farmers obviously had an important role in successful society. But Jefferson meant … [Read more...]
Death By Consumption
Consumption is a deadly disease. We eat up and hoard those things that are supposed to bring us happiness and satisfaction, but never do. Economies of demand promote consumption. In the aftermath of 9/11 we were instructed by our President and the mayor of New York to be American and “go shopping.” Economies based in consumption and demand … [Read more...]
Overcoming Hamilton’s Curse, Part 5: Specific Entrepreneurial Challenges
Click Here to Download a Printable Version of this Article This is part 5 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Let’s get specific. Either a generation of entrepreneurs will arise or the "Patio Man" lifestyle will end. Very soon, the following must occur: Entrepreneurs must figure … [Read more...]
Overcoming Hamilton’s Curse, Part 4: The Right Level of Complexity
Specific Solutions that Only Entrepreneurs Can Provide This is part 4 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here The Right Level of Complexity The main criticism of simple societies is that they are often intolerant, controlling, and narrow-minded. This is an accurate and good criticism, and such simple … [Read more...]
Overcoming Hamilton’s Curse, Part 3: Habits & Complexes
Specific Solutions that Only Entrepreneurs Can Provide This is part 3 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here There are at least two major roadblocks hindering this needed Freedom Shift. The first is habit. Our society has become habituated, at times addicted, to certain lifestyles. For example, when the recession hit, … [Read more...]
Overcoming Hamilton’s Curse, Part 1: Failed Solutions
Specific Solutions that Only Entrepreneurs Can Provide This is part 1 of a 5-part article. When America decided to follow Alexander Hamilton’s economic model instead of the Jeffersonian system, a number of changes occurred which now haunt our generation. Jefferson envisioned a nation of small farm and shop owners that spread around … [Read more...]
21st Century Georgics: An Introduction
A key factor in maintaining freedom is sustainable economic forms. Are you maintaining freedom through the financial principles and practices you are using? Have American families adopted the economic forms necessary for the preservation of a free people? The average American household pays over 34.5% of every dollar earned to interest … [Read more...]
Entrepreneurs of the World, Unite!, Part 4
Click Here to Download a PDF of This Article This is part 4 of a 4-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here The Growing Popularity of Producer Education Consider what leading thinkers on the needs of American education and business are saying. In Revolutionary Wealth, renowned futurist Alvin Toffler says that … [Read more...]
Entrepreneurs of the World, Unite!, Part 3
Click Here to Download a PDF of This Article This is part 3 of a 4-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 4 Here The Power of Entrepreneurship The wooden stake that overcomes the vampire of an inelastic class system is entrepreneurial success. Becoming a producer and successfully creating new value in society helps … [Read more...]