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The Good News Is People Are Realizing We're On Our Own

We no longer care who's behind the curtain because we're in charge of our own lives now.

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Charles Hugh Smith
Dec 26, 2025
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The Good News is people are realizing We’re On Our Own and starting to take action accordingly.

This article describes how people in one low-income county are localizing self-reliance rather than remain dependent on government subsidies.

The War on Poverty Failed Them--and They’re No Longer Waiting For Help (wsj.com, paywalled) Federal money and projects …

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