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Our food system is in serious trouble. One farmer has a plan!
America’s farm system is in trouble. Parts of it are collapsing in real time. Over regulation is crushing small farmers. An Idaho farmer named Steve Jarvis has a plan. It entails wiping out every farmer’s debt! Very radical, but he might be on to something. Any bank or banker that is involved with agricultural lending should listen to this episode. If your state is highly dependent on agriculture, you should listen to this episode. This episode examines an article from The Epoch Times (subscription required) titled “The farmer with a war plan to save America.”
Will envy be the doom of capitalism?
Envy is one of the seven deadly sins. Envy is defined as the intense desire to have an item or quality that someone else possesses. Envy is at the very heart of socialism. The recent creep in the U.S. toward socialism politically is very troubling. The U.S. has been here before in the 1930’s during the great depression. History has proven that socialism does not have the answers to economic problems that society seeks. Envy is a powerful vice, as is pride, greed, lust, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. In times of great economic turmoil, we all must be on guard not to be seduced by envy’s siren song. This episode examines an article from The Epoch Times (subscription required) titled “Envy: The corrosive moral rot at the heart of socialism.”
Do we have a problem with SNAP and American welfare?
Due to the recent government shutdown, SNAP benefits and the American welfare state came into focus. Massive fraud in the SNAP program was unveiled. A deeper analysis shows a massive growth in the welfare state since the 1960s. It was recently announced that all SNAP recipients will have to reapply in an effort to crack down on fraud. What does the current state of the SNAP program and welfare in America really tell us about our economy, our politics, and where the U.S. is heading? This episode covered several articles from The Epoch Times (subscription required) and Fox Business. The articles in The Epoch Times are titled “SNAP and the growth of the American welfare state” and “5,000 dead people getting SNAP, 500,000 receiving benefits twice: Rollins.” The article in Fox Business is titled “All SNAP recipients required to reapply as Trump admin cracks down on fraud: ‘business as usual is over’.”
Does how we dress have an overall effect on society?
The way we dress conveys a message about how we see ourselves and others. Seeing people ‘dressed up’ is becoming increasingly rare. At the same time, the clothes we wear speak volumes about us. In business, clothes are essential to how you appear to others. How you carry yourself, how other people view you, how seriously you are taken. In society, clothes give us many clues into the mental health of the country. This episode examines an article from The Epoch Times (subscription required) titled “Are we dressing to the lowest common denominator?”