In all my thoughts regarding the economy, "social justice," whether Unions are good or bad, which candidate do I want to vote for, how do I make my money go further, how much is milk this week, etc, I have yet to find anything enjoyable or challenging to DO. I have opinions, some of which change regularly as new information has come to light. Some are pretty concrete. But I haven't found anything that makes my job as a wife and mother easier.
To boycott or not. To coupon clip or not. It's all pretty much not part of what makes me love what I do. My kids not arguing about dinner, my husband being happy to come home, my home being livable, and yes, pretty. That's really all I want at the end of the day. But in the constant go-go-go-ness that is life, I want to scream stop!! Stand still! Be quiet and just enjoy it!!!
In my internet surfing I came across a funny word. I didn't think it was a word. And I married a human dictionary! The word was "distributism". Huh, I thought, well, GK was cool with it, and even my youngest loves GK so I should check it out. And I did. And it is a funny word. But as a funny word it has some great, simple ideas attached to it. I think. That's what this blog is about. Is distributism doable? Not in an economictheory sense, but in a grocery list, keep the house clean and the kids clothed sense. There are tons of articles about the theory, and comparing and contrasting Distributism with Capitalism, Socialism, etc.
If you want to read more about the economic theory of Distributism, check out The Distributist Review. The authors seem to be pretty good about responding to questions and comments in the comboxes. I'll leave the theorizing to them.
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