| Show Is Economy Killing Us by Richard Smart Are we using all of our to their fullest or orare orare orare are we so blessed that we waste what we have The United States government announces announces announces an an- this week that the nation is not in a recession The economy is very unstable unstable unstable un un- stable and many people are losing their jobs due to the lack of money The value of money decreases as the prices increase People can hardly afford to buy a new home or ora ora ora a new car in today's economy economy economy eco eco- nomy and it costs approximately approximately approximately a year for fora a family of four to barely make it Many people are driven to survival patterns in order to survive such as stealing and becoming dis dis- honest The reality is that we weare weare weare are all vulnerable to this syndrome What can we do Is there any hope We at Points West feel that with a little knowledge and wisdom 2 we can make it through this recession and harder days ahead The money will always depreciate while knowledge will never lose its value Perhaps we need to implement implement implement ment some of our forefathers forefather's knowledge and practice some of their traditions We need to learn how to preserve fruit can food make our own clothes find ways to conserve energy learn how to budget our money and learn how to Use what you need and need what you use As a nation we have become become become be be- come too dependent on so society's society's society's so- so economy When it fluctuates our health and happiness fluctuates The Themore Themore Themore more people depend on the economy the bigger the economy economy economy eco eco- nomy gets It is a fact that all of the wholesale grocers provide provide provide pro pro- vide food to the stores for only one day What happens if the trucks stop rolling Are we ready and prepared for such calamities We all need to step-out step of this rat race and become more self- self sufficient Lets Let's gain control of our own economy become more independent and be prepared |
