Many more could do it easily if all that, which is why the elite worked so hard to make it not that.

We don't own our homes anyway, even if all paid up- so paying taxes and we learn quickly who actually owns us.

NONETHELESS, how do we get ourselves back to that? Families are doing it, millions more than a few years ago in fact. It takes major lifestyle change.

1. Unity- nuclear family must reunite with extended family and support each other, across generations, reconciliation with siblings parents cousins etc, and/or create new extended family with other nuclear units also seeking the same for their kids. Co-ops, tutoring across specialties etc are part of this shared local learning. 2. Back to earth- pull back from tech, processed food, packaged entertainment, etc and investment in books, gardening, cooking from scratch, homemaking. 3. Back to community- Continuing from above, if this can be done with extended or new family, work is split- take turns making meals, one big cook for a bunch of people. Much cheaper on supplies and huge time savings. Guys can group up to cut trees, clear land, build raised beds, between everybody involved generally the right tools and experience will be available.

Totally possible. But only with commitment and constancy. We can start small and gather the lost knowledge, prepare our kids and build something lasting with them. I know breaking out of their plantations will be hard, but worth it. One we left the city, vacations are hardly necessary like they were before- we don't need to get away from it all because we love our space. We go elsewhere occasionally TO something we want, instead of away from the daily. We want to see the eclipse, for example, and yeah it's a big homeschool module for us too!