Retreatism as the System Collapses By Charles Taylor (Florida)
The US is usually ahead of the curve of all trends bad, so Aussies should pay attention to our plight to see what lies ahead. One trend to note is a growing movement of retreatism, as people move out from the major cesspool cities to find some regional centres, slightly more human friendly, which is not hard to do given how degraded most major US cities now are. But the retreat from mainstream society gained momentum from the Covid lockdowns, where even getting medical services became difficult. People have been forced to adapt, and most have found that living outside of the system, to various degrees, is not only possible, but much healthier too with crime spiralling of of control.
“Once upon a time, all of the major institutions in our society were running super smoothly, and most people could rely on the fact that they would always be there when they were needed. But now things are going haywire everywhere that you turn. We are in the midst of the worst supply chain crisis in our entire history, the crime and violence in our largest urban areas is starting to spiral out of control, millions upon millions of our fellow citizens are absolutely seething with hate, and this pandemic is causing officials to make extremely irrational decisions that would have been unthinkable during “normal times”. Earlier today, I was horrified to hear that one of my readers had just been denied access to a local hospital. He was taking his wife in for a very important reason, but there were people at the entrance that were checking the vaccination status of everyone that attempted to enter. He and his wife had not been vaccinated, and so they were turned away.
That means that they will not be able to have access to any services at that hospital for the foreseeable future.
Did you ever imagine that a day would come when you might not even be allowed to go inside your local hospital?
In other cases, hospitals are not providing certain services any longer due to severe staffing shortages. In fact, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that some institutions may lose up to a third of their employees due to Biden’s mandate for health care workers.
That is madness, and I never imagined that we would see such a thing happen in America.
But here we are.
Moving forward, many Americans are going to have to start figuring out how to provide their own health care, because our health care system is being shaken like never before.
Meanwhile, we are seeing a “historic burst in entrepreneurship and self-employment” as millions upon millions of Americans seek to create jobs for themselves.
Thanks to Biden’s mandates, there are millions upon millions of Americans that may soon be ineligible to work for any company that employs 100 or more workers. For now, that particular mandate has been put on hold, but it could be reinstated at any time by the courts.
In any event, many Americans have decided that now is the time to leave the system and start working for themselves.
So far this year, a whopping 4.54 million new small businesses have applied for a federal tax identification number. That is up 56 percent from 2019…
Entrepreneurs applied for federal tax-identification numbers to register 4.54 million new businesses from January through October this year, up 56% from the same period of 2019, Census Bureau data show. That was the largest number on records that date back to 2004. Two-thirds were for businesses that aren’t expected to hire employees.
I have always encouraged entrepreneurship as a way for people to become more independent from the system.
The good news is that there are literally millions of different ways to work for yourself in this country today.
If you are considering taking such a leap, focus on what you are good at.
Personally, I would be an absolutely horrible auto mechanic, and if I tried to be a hair stylist it would be a complete and utter disaster.
But I can write, and so that is what I do.
Others can’t write, but they are incredibly talented in other areas.
The key is to find something that will add value to the lives of others.”
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