If you studied economics, you know about the TANSTAAFL theory. It you didn’t study economics, you know this instinctively. TANSTAAFL: There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. Somebody is paying. If someone is receiving food stamps, they are not free. The government does not “make” money. It does not “earn” money. It takes money away from someone to give it to someone else. Someone is paying taxes. And, if someone is receiving something for “free,” they are paying…..
In “Choosing Life,” I told you about my career as a CPA. I worked in both public and private companies. Early in my career, I worked for another CPA in a private company. I’ll call her Judy. She was younger than me. Judy was one of those women who built her career and then had her children. Her husband was a house-husband, an artist, and a Buddhist. She had been turned off early by religion and didn’t mind her husband…..