My
dedication for my book Business Fits:
This book is dedicated to all
the small farmers and the small town business owners that played a huge part in
making this country great.
Unfortunately, they are both disappearing.
I
was raised on a farm in northwest Iowa.
The average farm was 160 acres or a quarter section. This meant there were four farmsteads on
every section of land. Many of these
farms provided a living for a traditional family consisting of a husband, wife,
and two or more children.
Farms were diverse to provide a
consistent living with changing markets and prices. Crops included corn, soy beans, oats, hay,
and pasture. Most farmers raised cows,
pigs, and chickens. Large gardens and
orchards provided much of the family’s food. These farms produced food.
The small town merchants supplied the
goods and services the farmers needed. They were productive and filled a need.
Several things had a high priority for
all these people. They put family, God, and
country first. Education was high on the
list for their children, and the quality of education was very good.
Honesty was very important. A person’s word was very important. A person’s word meant more than a written
contract in many cases.
My Father farmed the land I was raised
on for sixteen years. There was a
written agreement with the land owner the first year. The next fifteen were done on a handshake.
People had a strong work ethic. They did not look to the government for a
handout. The poor, disabled, and
handicapped were taken care of locally.
There was alcohol and drunks, but very little drugs or crime compared to
today.
I feel so lucky to have grown up in this
time period. It was a great time to be a
kid. Now entire sections of farm land do
not have a single building. As
population decreases, businesses close, and small towns die. We have lost an important part of our
society.
Too many people get rich in today’s
society without ever producing anything.
The stock market makes many people rich, but produces nothing.
We have 5% of the world’s population and
70% of the world’s attorneys. Many never
produce a service or product with any value.
Teacher’s unions no longer put the
children first. Kids are indoctrinated
instead of educated. Small fortunes are
spent on four-year college degrees that are totally worthless, and then graduates
that do not have the skills to make a living want the government to pay off
their loans.
The federal government has grown totally
out of control, and is inefficient at best.
Most of their regulations hamper rather than help or assist business. Welfare and give-a-ways increase with hope of
buying votes. Politicians that produce
nothing become millionaires.
“No society ever thrived because
it had a large and growing class of parasites living off those who produce.”
Thomas Sowell
We must fight for fair elections and take control back
from the DC establishment and Deep State. These are the first steps to take back this
country.
Business
Fits by Terry Oliver Lee is available on Amazon as an e-book or a
paperback. http://BusinessFits.com
