Originally Posted by
Jonathan
I like the Nearings idea of time spent in making their living (bread labor), time spent making themselves better (education, etc.), and time spent making the community around them better (lecturing, etc.). Their idea was that the total time spent on each ought to be the same across a year. So, if they spent 800 hours making a living in the cash economy, then they ought to spend 800 hours that same year making themselves better and another 800 hours building up their community through volunteer activities. I can't wait.