The article in question might be the case of a writer not knowing what he is talking about, and speaking more from personal prejudices than from a position of knowledge.
What is argued is that “homesteaders” or others who live ‘off the grid’, that being highly self-sufficient and rather low-tech, are a drain on society as it is alleged that they frequently take advantage of social services and the other things modernity provides without contributing anything of value to society.
It’s a poor argument that is riddled with errors – containing only a bit of truth. What is the author’s motivation? Difficult to say. Perhaps he has a prejudice against those he sees as “country bumpkins.” Or maybe he was just lazy when it came to researching this topic. In any event, he misses the mark more often than he hits it.
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This idiot must have watched one episode to puck out some names. One episods shows Colbert getting his property tax bill and how he went about raising money to pay it. Dipstick. His problem is he’s a socialist who wants everyone under government control.
I read both articles and didn’t learn a thing. Forbes article was basically a rant against “self-reliant” preppers type people. He seemed to think living off the grid meant that you had to re-invent the wheel, without relying on goods at hand. He was obsesses with health care (which he believed they would get only through charity or medicaid).
Sounds like this “economist” has never read “I, Pencil”
Well that shows a clear lack of thinking. Id be embarrassed to have anything to do with this moron. Im doing my best to get off grid. All the while I grow 25-50% more than I need to donate to local food banks. How does this make me a moocher? It seems that forbes has gotten onto the leftist train and buckled in for the long haul.
b******t
Just goes to show that just because you have a Dr in front of your name you can still have an ignorant$#%&!@*behind it
Really!! Like to see you try this!! It’s 24/7 job just to stay alive!!
Sounds like a liberal opinion to me.
No,they are rightful American citizens like the millions who settled this country! This is how it was before big government took I’ve and made us pay for everything that used to be free!!!
What exactly are they “mooching?” They are not taking anything from anyone!