Gene GeRue wrote:
> I used to believe in Santa Claus, too.
Cheer up Gene.
> Tax laws are made by politicians. Politicians are the lackeys of big
> corporations, including those that own forest land. The corporate landowner
> perception will always be that the land is to be used to produce maximum
> profit. As long as gold is god, economics will rule the land.
There have been eras when economics did not rule the land as it does today.
There have been times and places where religion ruled, or military power,
or honor to those worthy of respect. I have noticed a huge amount of
attention focused on the economy (It's the economy, stupid.) since the
eighties(?). The average person now wants to now what the stock market is
doing. People watch the interest rates climb and fall. The level of
economic savvy and sophistication in the average person seems higher than
just ten years ago. Money seems to be the best justification for anything.
Perhaps this is just making visible what was unseen, but the visibility
has also lead to it being in people's minds a lot more.
Just my two cents.
Eric Storm
