The Economics of a Commune in the Ozarks

Re:The Economics of a Commune in the Ozarks by entwife on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @02:20AM (#18173712)

I investigated living in a similar commune. They used public assistance for major medical, which everyone qualified for because their pretax income was so low.

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Re:The Economics of a Commune in the Ozarks by ada1981 on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @07:39AM (#18175038)

That sounds great.

If you can keep your income low and lifestyle high; you benefit and don’t need to contribute to things like wars you don’t like.

Also, since insurance is now required, best to qualify for the free version.

Living below the poverty line with luxury is essentially the world that folks want to achieve with UBI and robotics / AI.

Perhaps it’s possible now.

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Re:The Economics of a Commune in the Ozarks by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @11:25AM (#18176682)

It's only possible for them because of the population cap. Things would degenerate swiftly with a larger community.

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Re:The Economics of a Commune in the Ozarks by ada1981 on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @02:18PM (#18178446)

Sure, but you could have a network of affilited ~100 person groups.

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Re:The Economics of a Commune in the Ozarks by mercutio2 on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @11:15AM (#18176588)

Twin Oaks does this quite a bit, East Wind didn’t so much, historically, mainly because Missouri is much more stingy than Virginia.

The FEC’s self-insurance fund generally covers major medical expenses, but communities are expected to get the best deal they can for medical expenses, which includes exploring self-insured discounts and public assistance where available.

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