Self-sufficiency is starting to become a necessity for more and more people. As the cost of living is increasing all over the U.S., switching to an off-grid lifestyle could become the norm soon. Or at least I think it should.
For anyone who can make the switch, there’s no reason not to. But for those who live in certain states, the challenge might prove a bit more difficult. Off-grid living is, in theory, legal in most states in America. However, you’ll find states that regulate rainwater collection, some that have solar energy special requirements, and others that don’t even have the option of disconnecting from the power grid entirely.
Many states also have restrictions on things like selling milk from your off-grid homestead, the size of your home, processing waste, or how much livestock you can have on your property.
Of course, legislation is not the only factor you need to consider. While researching for this article, I made sure I included some other important factors, such as climate, water availability, cost of land, and cost of living. Here are the worst states for living off-grid and what you can do if you live in one of them.
New York
New York is probably the strictest state when it comes to living off-grid. First, you won’t be able to legally build anything outside the building codes. If you do, the fines are so high that it just isn’t worth it.
That also applies to any off-grid solar power system. Although technically legal, you’ll need to meet some very strict local rules.
If you look at the climate, New York is susceptible to hurricanes, flooding, snowstorms, and severe weather events, which could impact the way you would sustain an off-grid homestead, and it is also not the ideal place for solar power.
The cost of land is almost prohibitive; it can easily get to $70,000 per acre. And if you add to that the cost of living—one of the highest in the country—I wouldn’t suggest this one for your future homestead.
But if you want some DIY projects that are both legal in any state and inexpensive, you can find over 70 great ones here.
California
In some ways, California is similar to New York, especially in regard to the cost of living. However, unlike New York, here you can find very cheap desert land.
But if I were you, I would think of the weather before making any decision. The state is prone to natural disasters, from hurricanes to wildfires, and earthquakes.
These events result way too often in long-term blackouts, floods, and huge damage to any solar power system that might sustain your off-grid situation.
If we’re talking about restrictions, you will have to obtain permits even for digging a well on your property. The regulations for solar power systems are quite permissive, but you would still need to get permits for any alternative structures on your property.
You won’t need any permits if you want to install this DIY backyard power plant on your property in California or anywhere else.
However, the biggest downside to living off-grid in California is the taxes. They have some of the highest taxes in the country, especially for gas.
New Jersey
Another state I wouldn’t recommend is New Jersey. You can only build a home with water from the city water supply, and you need to be connected to a local sewer system. If you plan on building anything on your property, you’ll need to meet a lot of local restrictions and building codes. Some might not allow you to raise livestock to sell. You can’t even camp on your own property.
Also, if you plan on collecting rainwater, you must use it or empty it in just a few days; in my book, this defeats the whole purpose. This does not apply to every county, but it’s worth mentioning here.
⇒ Why You Should Bury the Rainwater Supply on Your Property
New Jersey has a relatively good climate, but it’s also affected by hurricanes and winter storms that could cause severe damage to your property and any alternative energy systems you have installed.
But the biggest downside is that the cost of living and the cost of buying land are just too high. And because most of the state is coastal plains and urban areas, it could be challenging to find land suitable for an off-grid lifestyle.
Nevada
Going off-grid in Nevada might prove even more difficult than the previous states. Whether or not it is legal to go off-grid there is based on a technicality. Ideally, this lifestyle means being completely self-sufficient, but in Nevada, authorities require you to be connected to a state water supply. Plus, you need special permits to disconnect from the grid.
If you were to discover a remote county that doesn’t have these requirements, you’d find it hard to deal with the climate. We’re talking about a very arid state, and although it might be easy to produce your own solar electricity, it would be hard to produce your food and raise livestock. Not to mention how hard it is to find water.
Connecticut
Just like its neighboring state, New York, there are a lot of restrictions. State codes either forbid or make it hard to live such a self-sufficient lifestyle. Most of the counties require their residents to be connected to a city sewer system. This pretty much makes living off-grid illegal.
The price of land is one of the highest in the country. But even if you could afford to buy a small plot, it’s hard to farm here. There are a lot of restrictions on how many animals you can have on your property or the size of the greenhouse you can build.
Hawaii
I’m aware Hawaii is considered by many the paradise of off-grid living, and I have to admit, it does tick some criteria. But it made it on this list because of two very important issues, both of which are dealbreakers in my book.
First is the cost of land. Prices in Hawaii are a bit astronomical. Add to this the cost of living, which is one of the highest in the country, and you have a no-go.
And now the big problem. The risk of hurricanes and tsunamis is huge, but the active volcano looming over the island is the biggest risk and something you have to decide for yourself if you can overlook.
Arizona
Arizona is another highly regulated state for off-grid living, and although there’s plenty of sun for solar energy and the land is quite cheap, it’s not easy to sustain an off-grid lifestyle in Arizona.
You would need a permit for pretty much anything you would want to build on your property. Even for installing a solar off-grid system, you’d need to get a permit and go through an inspection.
Plus, power companies in Arizona charge customers a monthly fee just for having solar panels installed and producing their own electricity.
Also, because it has a lot of arid land, water is strictly regulated. In some counties, it’s illegal to go completely off-grid with your water supply. And if have any surface water on your property, you won’t be able to use it whenever or however you wish.
Whichever state you live in right now or plan to live in, here’s something you can add to your property that is perfectly legal in every part of this country. It’s a Modular Backyard Power Plant you can make yourself. I already made one and installed it in my backyard, and after a few months of using it, I can say it’s one of the best upgrades I’ve made to my homestead.
This article was first published on Self-Sufficient Projects.
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Every state is the worst state to live in, because it’s the usa. Know…
Thinks to all you weak ass, so called men.
Hell, just look at this fag military we have know. Sick… just plain sick.
We need a war, then we can place all theses so called woke ass americans on the front line and get rid of the haters of america.
Iam willing to lose a war for the first week, that should be enough time to get rid of the weak men and the woke.
Then we real americans will win the war and make america good again.
Time is runing out for america.
stay sharp
The worse part is the liberal presidential administrations for example Obama-Biden, now Biden have let many American haters into America. They have bypassed our immigration laws. They have and are letting in middle eastern radical Muslims protesting on our streets and college campuses. We got a radical Muslim beachhead in Dearborn Michigan. There are other radical Muslim communities grown in volume for a takeover with China’s CCP.
West and East coasts have the crap radical throatcutters rearing up in violent arms against American families. We Americans are bleeding heart softies to give the poor sniveling hungry migrants a chance.
Now we see our destruction eminent land of the free, home of the brave being destroyed by liberals, Marxist and plain traitors of treasonous actions.
We need to fight for our country and deport the trouble makers. The radical Muslims, MS13, Mexican drug gangs, Chinese Nationals, indoctrinated Americans that are sympathetic to radical Muslims. Last of all the slimy politicians like the congress squad and politicians supporting funds to our enemies, deport them all.
Seal the border, build the wall, deport, give Americans tax free money to turn in illegals of all stripes, they are getting tax payers money to live free here.
Take our politicians and waterboard them at Guantanamo Prison for treasonous actions against us Americans.
Drill for oil, build the border wall right now without the Bidenomics Let’s Go Brandon, who caused this whole rotten enchilada to weaken us.
Food since Biden has EO us 20% food price increase.
It is your America for now, stop forever wars, repeal the patriot act, defund the IRS, replace with a fair trade consumption tax. Taxes are theft of American’s money in the land of Bindenomics. Time to reverse the American last to America first.
God bless America, in our time of need.
No oone wins in any war!
Army Airborne Catholic Chaplain 2 tours in Nam
“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth a war, is much worse”. John Stewart Mill!
Well too bad, this time the war is a fight to save our nation!
We aren’t in Nam anymore, that country now has trade relations with America. Better than trading with China’s fentanyl from the southern border.
We got violent radical Muslims, Marxist indoctrinated school kids hating America and all the terrorist gotaways. Planning their next Pearl Harbor, 911 and October Israeli attack on America as we know it.
I agree and Many Thanks to you for your service sir!!!
All The Way Chap! Welcome Home!
We’ll, you are almost right. You forgot to mention the banksters. They win every war because they fund both sides in any conflict.
Anyway you see it Father Chuck, we follow the Bible. As to what the Bible tells us, we’re living in Revelations with the events unfolding – little by little. God has a plan, it is foretold in the Bible. War is inevitable, it will happen as long as evil lives. Only the return of Christ can set people to live among each other without fear. However, we will not see this but maybe our great great grandchildren will. At the moment we are all survivors at one level or another. Prepping is just a way of holding out for just a little longer. God Willing.
Sad but true.
Free the Jan 6th political prisoners, jail the Antifa, BLM and the Dearborn radical Muslims attacking Americans. On the streets, cities, highways, airports, homes, chanting death to America. Deport asap, jail/imprison, other other methods that fit the crime of hating Americans an threatening death death on us Americans.
They hate America go home to your war torn crap holes immediately son!
We don’t need Biden’s illegals here either flooding our country, homes, hotels, motels, schools and dog houses, they hate dogs. Dogs spelled in reverse is God, the Christian God.
In the Afghan Withdrawal; what happened to the security trained dogs left behind in the hands of the Muslim terrorist?
Were those dogs tortured to death?
All animals and plants, insects are God’s creatures too!
There are peaceful Muslims in America. The current Radical Muslims and illegals hating an sucking up our welfare courtesy of Biden must go now!
We Americans cannot afford another civil war due to the elites dividing us by skin color DEI tactics.
God bless our America, hope is coming soon by God Almighty!!!
Curious, in what branch of the military did you serve and for how long?
Helpful comment, as always.
Again?
USDA and China CCP lab are creating deadly BIRD FLU viruses as part of $1m collaboration – and YOU are paying for it
https://michaelsavage.com/usda-and-china-ccp-lab-are-creating-deadly-bird-flu-viruses-as-part-of-1m-collaboration-and-you-are-paying-for-it/
Where is Dr Fauci, again we are being set up for another COVID emergency to screw up this 2024 presidential election again.
We need MAGA, not build back better the China CCP way!
MAGA and GOD are our salvation against Bidenomics.
Even if Trump is convicted in prison, I’d still vote for Trump to run the country from jail. Better than Biden, Michelle Obama a tranny or CA gov Newscum.
God help us, please!
Which non-WEF, non-UN, non-Nato, non-EU country is best for future ex-pats to move to right about now?
Vote all the bums out, build the border wall, drill for oil, deport the illegals.
Many foreign countries can go either way in attitudes towards Americans.
Right now our money is good, wait until the digital currency comes world wide.
There are no good sanctuaries elsewhere once the world plunges into chaos. The Americans will become like the current illegals in America as a PARIAH.
Our economy really supports half the world.
Bindenomics funds many south American countries budgets, Ukraine’s retirement funds besides the war effort. Biden gives our hard earned money to Iran to fund the proxies in Gaza. There are too many other examples to comment on.
Smarten up American taxpayers, to what you have been deceived by the Biden, Obama, Bush, Clinton administrations. To why everything has been and is costing hardworking American’s in high taxes, lower standards of living.
We don’t need to care for the world first, we need to help ourselves first before we as a country no longer exist.
Our country needs our bridges, highways and education repaired from the abuse of liberal Marxist influences, Disney corp is a good example.
What are you going to do?
lol thats funny you think voting works
Monster,
Yeah sure voting don’t matter, wimpy.
Your the reason we have Bidenomics in charge, you TROLL commie.
Voting is rigged. Has been since god knows when.. The last election was blatantly rigged. Which betrays a level of audacity most ppl find hard to believe. The US gov has been in the employ of the deep state more or less for a hundred years now and their great plan is reaching fruition. With the help of AI they will stop at nothing in their attempt to reach their goal of absolute control over the masses and only a miracle will curb their plans. Sadly humanity has been conned into fragmented warfare amongst every group out there throttling each other.. Duped.
But i believe it will come to pass. People will awaken when the proverbial hits the fan. And only then. Scary thing is, a lot of shit will go down before that and i believe chaos will rule for a while before things will settle and a new beginning will emerge. As it has happened many times before.. Self awareness and self responsibility are key as, at the end of the day it is about how you feel and not about what is happening around you
I don’t believe that. It’s time that Americans, Democrat and Republicans, come together. Stop hatred. It’s the very thing that Jesus said we must do. If we don’t, we are all doomed. When the SHTF, we all need to help our neighbors… no matter if they are Democrat or Republican. God help America 🇺🇸 🙏 😢.
You got it right on about (my) New York, and Kalifornia. The taxes and fees, etc. ; the local taxes and etc, cost me over 4,000 each year not including the state taxes …this clearly explains why hundreds of thousands have left our state.
It is time for the liberals who voted for higher taxes and politicians who increase taxes and fees to be deported to south America. Probably to Brazil an Venezuela. Fair trade as their mental and criminals are being released to America.
I predict elevated demand for rope and wooden posts in the near future.
“Plus, power companies in Arizona charge customers a monthly fee just for having solar panels installed and producing their own electricity.” This is one I will have to research as I am aware of a 1973 Federal statute that no only precludes such fees but compels electric companies to buy all the excess electricity you might produce with your alternative system. This might be a connection fee, but it cannot be “just for having solar panels.’ Of course it could be the state is defying federal law…easy to deal with in court.
In relation to this article;
The solar and windmill scam has cost America less freedom as China has pulled off the great scam world wide with climate environmentalist and the UN vegans wanting people to ear bugs than meat. Soy products weaken the “T” in males turning them into weak men easy to become female to compete against women than hardcore males in sports.
The current idiot in charge and his Marxist are killing America a Christian country not a Muslim state of confusion, bow to the East several times a day.
Christians and Muslims came from the same family as the bible said. One son from a slave. This has been a split in the religions of Christianity and throatcutter religions since then.
What could go wrong with the open border and nuke weapons from the open southern border, the FBI knows for sure.
This is a country that gives you the freedom of religion (any religion) it does not matter what anybody else thinks people can pray as they see fit.
I have been told that the do buy back your unused electricity. BUT! If you produce over a certain amount they charge you for having it.
It is total BS, the utility’s corporations are making much more money by charging all kinds of fees, taxes and regulation to pad the unions retirements then sending the union dues to the corrupt politicians.
Solar and wind power are just the flavor of the month today to scam us.
I live in AZ. I’m completely off grid as our my neighbors. We aren’t charged a monthly fee for having solar since there is no electric lines to hook up too.
I suspect if you are in a place that has electric lines available then the fees are the ones anyone that is connected to the grid have.
Live in Arizona and have solar. They don’t charge. Maybe some more populated areas may but the option here is generator, solar, wind or no power.
My America first and for God sake help Israel.
We see Iran terror groups blocking American freeways, airports, city streets and so.
We have Biden’s American JANUARY 6th political prisoners in prison being horribly treated by liberal regime of the deep state.
Antifa, BLM are walking the city free, from destroying many cities, burning, looting in billions of $USD$ and murder, while Jan 6th linger in prison for less and no security police were killed that day. Except a former military protester killed in prejudice action.
Now we have the middle yeast infection of Iranian chaos in America, with violent actions, spouting, spewing death to America. Which they must immediately be deported back home.
Those radical Muslims have a Summer program of violent protesting coming to an American city close to us soon.
The Jan 6th did less an being held beyond the Constitutional rights of America, but these infidel radical Muslims can shout death to America in America?
The radical Muslims will upgrade their riots, protesting with violence and cut your, we, us, my heads off as they do back home in the middle east.
Do we think it is time to set the Jan 6th free?
Deport, jail, or something else to these Biden, Iranian homebody’s who will eventually start to kill Americans in their homes, on the street in daylight hours?
Many of you voted for Biden over Trump and Trump was right what would happen to America, oh but we didn’t like Trump’s mean tweets.
NPR, PBS still get American taxpayer’s money to deceive you all to hate America.
Was the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse really an accident?
God help America become Christian America again.
Those people are a disgrace to America. It was not a peaceful protest. It was an insurrection! I watched it live. Every bit of it. I watched how the, THEN PRESIDENT, worked all his people up. It’s a disgrace to our country. If you don’t see that, then you have been blinded by evil. God help you and open your eyes.
Notice theymare all democrat dumb down states
typical of socialist
who belive you should be as poor as dirt so they feel like they are special
God says all are equal and you should work all the days of your life and an honest, truth based , hard working life of reverence and respect for those who work
giving to the needy , not the greedy , with honesty , integrety and fear of God
Reverent respectful fear , so you have a good conscience
living as though you know God and Fear his Wrath in the coming judgement on mankind of those who hate him and commit perverse actions against holyness
Love God , Fear God , Reverence God , Respect God
you are only one heartbeat away from his acceptance or judgement your choice
2 chronicles 7:14 , John 14:6
God doesn’t want hatred. That’s what you need to know but don’t seem to. So on here talking about how God wants this and that. Talking hatred. God wants peace, understanding, love thy neighbor, have you even read the Bible? God help you all.
Why do you think all these state and local governments are putting all these restrictions on homeowners? POWER. Over you and me. There was a guy in the Obama admin who wanted to put birth control in all water systems to control the population. You would only get the antidote IF the gubmint gave you permission to have a child.Right there is at least one reason they dont want us to be independent from their directives. He also believed in abortion up to the age of 2yrs old for the child. He wrote about this in a book he wrote but I forgot his name. Now we see a couple of states making it legal to abort a child up to time of delivery. The former VA governor was all for that too. And he was a doctor as I recall. Someone mentioned a law making it mandatory the power companies buy back excess power from home solar systems. But you have to go through THEIR process to get “permission ” to build solar which can be costly I’m told. Who can afford that? Their agendas are hidden unless you take the time to analyze WHY they are doing it. Again it’s about POWER and CONTROL over all of us and the sheeple will just do what they are told.
Relating to this article.
What is a man?
One that is one with God’s universe of wonder.
The American country at one time was neutral in nature. The former inhabitants believed in God but not quite like the bible thumpers.
I believe with the Native Americans that land is not to be owned and free to use. The only land God gave was to the Israelis, all the rest of earth is to be used not by man’s restrictive ownership of land.
Many wars have been for land, food for centuries by people and the elites on earth. Palestinians have no God rights to the land of Gaza.
The European Christianity and Spanish heritage of the insurrection of misplaced Christianity. Through corrupt Popes did cause a lot of friction among the former land residents. Before the run over of European standards of religion and Spanish real estate conscription of the land.
Now we see the Christian nation of America is once again being enslaved by non christian migrants who believe anyone not bowing to the East in pray should be eliminated by their religion.
Iranian people don’t like their religious leaders dominate politics anymore as the bonds of religious golden handcuffs have limited human freedom. This is why people here dislike bible thumpers of Christianity claiming everyone is a sinner. Same thing happened in Hawaii, the ministers converted the islanders to Christians. Then made them work in the pineapple and sugarcane fields, the religious families grew rich.
Same thing in the Civil war Southern states of cotton plantations of foreigners working the fields of the Demoncratic party and feared the Demoncratic KKK. The Republican party is what helped set the plantation workers free, not the liberals.
Why are we still born into sin if Jesus Christ died on the cross for all sins of mankind?
Both Christian and Muslim faiths are controlled systems of limited personal freedoms. God did not want either religions to restrict the worlds population of freedom of thought.
In India or other countries the belief of the sacred cow is untouchable in the residential towns were poor staring citizens could farm the cattle to eat.
What is the real importance of being a vegan? Many myths to be spiritual is not to eat meat is pure bunk. Many gurus also ate meat at different times in their life.
The United Nations is pure evil, they use vegans to pass on the eating of insects, meat is bad, is it really?
The people of the world including developed countries are easy to manipulate. The Chinese emperors had their control until events like the Chinese Boxer Rebellion occurred. People realized there was more to life than kissing the feet of a fake god.
The kings and queens of history were nothing more than greedy families wanting to control the people, that is a bad trait of humans.
We don’t need no stinken’ permits.
I remember that movie.
As I read through the comments, I am gladdened by the number of folks who can see and articulate the issues and problems we have in America. However, it saddens me that so many think that “those who mean to rule over us” will willingly give up their power. Those “people with power” will not, they can not; for without that power, they know we will hang them for their treason. Once you truly understand that – you realize that we will have to “make them get out”. Sadly, that will take kinetic action.
Should any of you not realize you are at war with them – well, you are. And, with all their ignorance of the Constitution, and thus the authority they have usurped; and their continued, implied threat of violence to “keep us in line”; please prepare with the knowledge that at this point in history – they must be stopped, and we must stop them. Violence is the only thing that will make them see sense.
Who are THEY?
s8w
Okay so that’s the worst places list… I want to see a best places list backed with reasons based on facts!
…so all the idiots who have already turned their backyards into a sewer can come crap in ours..?
…I’m not tellin’…
Ask the San Diego residents that for years have Mexican Tijuana sewage spilling into the Tijuana river to the ocean on America’s side of the border. Because the Mexican govt run by drug cartels don’t care. American residents breathe the polluted air and swim in crap polluted beaches for decades. That is because Washington DC politicians don’t live there to care.
Florida isn’t the best place for Off-Grid Living either. Lots of people have solar panels on their houses here and solar panel companies are plentiful. But here’s the catch. You can have all the solar panels you want…….BUT……you must still be connected to the Power Grid at ALL TIMES. What happens is you’re NOT STORING ANY of that free energy in batteries on your property. Your “selling” it back to FPL (Florida Power & Light) in the form of reduced electricity bills. And when the power goes out because lets say…..a hurricane…..your power goes out just like the rest of us.
Here in Florida, we call people with solar panels on their houses, SUCKERS.
Now I have 4 -100 watt solar panels that I have hooked up to 2 big deep cycle batteries. BUT I’m not powering my house with them. I’m still connected full time to FPL. I didn’t have some company install them on my roof. Mine are portable. (see the loophole) When a hurricane hits and we have no power. Out come my solar panels, hook everything up and connect my inverter…now I have power to a mini frig, some fans, an air fryer/convection oven, computer, etc.
Play the retarded government game, fine the loopholes and exploit their stupidness. Remember they’re Government Weenies which means they ain’t very smart.
Convert or die to Bidenomics, the deep state will watch your every move when digital currency is in full swing. No different than living under China’s CCP regime.
Solar and wind power are total scams by China to be subservient.
If solar and wind power is the hottest ticket since sliced bread. Then China and India would not be building gas fired electrical plants for electricity in their backyards.
It’s a scam in America by paid off politicians making a buck by bribes and taxpayers paying their salaries to boot, big time scams.
Why happens when you don’t pay your electric bill? That’s right, they shut off service.This means you can keep your solar energy. I wouldn’t pay mine but it is only $16 a month and we do get clouds.
We must put our faith and trust in god.
A lot is going on in the world,
Thanks to the Dems, The deep state and Biden.
Trump had the world at peace.
The economy headed in the right direction .
And never started a war,
He ended them.
May the power of god and Trump back in the White house in
November 5, 2024 and the backing of the United states people.
That we win this war and battle , To put the strongest President
Back in power,
TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP , November 5, 2024
I pray that we have a country lift to put back to gather.
Hopefully The people backing Biden, That they take off there rose colored glass,
Get off the drugs And see the light of day, .
It might scare the hell out of them,
Is this what it will take, To bring back America ,
And take the sheep skin off Biden so you can see the real wolves,
Thank you
All these comments except for the deathocrat, are valid. I too do not want to know which State. Texas is already overrun with California and Michigan loons who vote for the very people that ran them out of their State. I still say on top of everything, make certain you understand and not just take someone’s dunking you at 8 days old being the way to salvation. Find out the truth. Make sure your soul is prepared. I witnessed and pretty bad wreck yesterday. I was slapped with, death is unknown when, where or how.
Make sure your soul is ready.
I live off-grid in AZ. I guess it depends on the county. I haven’t had any problems with putting in solar and wind nor have any of my neighbors. I didn’t have to get permits to install solar since it wasn’t going on the house. The only inspection was to make sure the septic was working and the the electricity was functioning properly coming into the cabin.
In my county people live in mobile homes, cabins, stick built and converted sheds.
The biggest problem is getting wells drilled. Year wait and most expensive costs in the nation.
Fortunately when I bought my property it already had a well.
How about an article on the best States for homesteading and license/permit free living? Prince of Wales Island, AK comes first to mind, but what about the lower 48?
Don’t give too much away to the enemy, loose lips sink ships.
We will have every illegal, radicals like Muslims the flavors of the month coming. That should be discussed on a members only website, not our private laundry aired on a public website.
Is the lost ways website still going?
Bleet bleet bleet like so many sheep.
Earth First!! No compromise in the defense of Mother Earth!!
Avoid the reeking herd
Shun the polluted flock
Live like that stoic bird
The eagle of the rock !!
What I see is so different from many of you. We are already drilling more than we ever have in our history. Migrants are the folks who are harvesting many of our crops and working in the hot sun when most whites won’t. I agree the border needs to be fixed, it’s been a mess since the Regan era, neither party has done sh*t to fix it.It’s Big business & corpartaions who influence most legislation and don’t pay a compariable share in taxes to common citizens.
It’s the MAGA GOP which wants to continue to line the pockets of the wealthy. They are the ones who steal form citizens, local and state governments alike, like the $19,000 lecturn in Arkansaw. Yes we have a liberal democratic republic but that is better than an Autocracy full of graft and greedy unscrupulous business idiots with little to no accountabilty to the people. the MAGA GOP is full of Conmen and women who trade in conspiracy theories and fear mongering. This reminds me of how Mussoline and Hitler came to power in the 1930’s ….be careful of what you wish for.
I also take issue with the idea that we have a fag military. If you think Russia’s is better…their having their lunch handed to them by Ukraine, using Western systems, equipment and training. The Russians started fighting with WWII tactics and have paid a big price for it. There is so much corruption in Russian Politics and their military because it’s an Autocracy – strongman system with no checks and balances via the people. Yes we have women in our military and they are just as competent as men, it’s not just strenght but intelligence that matters It’s competence, merit and grit thatt matter and women have plenty.
Its MAGA Trolls that I’m gearing up to fend off. Oh, love my copy of Lost Ways, reminds me of my grandparents on the plains of Kansas in the 1900-50’s