Sharecropper Nation Altogether I think it’s a sharecropper nation these days. Details in Sharecropper-Nation-Bob Davis Podcast-1116. Oklahoma Certainly my drive through the Oklahoma Panhandle made a big impression on me last month. Social Media But a recent social media exchange accentuated my experience. To rephrase I am impatient with argumentative comments on social media on some of my posts. Pressure Back Home On the other hand I forget the pressure the average person ‘back home’ is under. Bob Davis Podcasts Economic Series Podcasts To review I’ve done a number of podcasts about the US and world economic situation. Click here for the most recent podcast in the economic series. Trouble Back Home However I have not done an installment the pressure those back home have to deal with. Not Keeping Up For one thing the average income hardly keeps up with average expenses. Even more children and student loans are expensive… …And you begin to understand there isn’t money left over each month. Inflation Furthermore the consumer class has been most exposed to inflation. Higher Interest Rates At length efforts to address inflation by central banks have resulted in higher interest rates. Gone To The Credit Cards…Beer…Weed In addition both small businesses and the consumer class are forced to use credit cards at very high interest rates. Sharecroppers Firstly in Sharecropper-Nation-Bob Davis Podcast-1116 I give a history of sharecropping. Sharecropper Nation Secondly I compare today’s working consumer to the famed sharecropper movement west in the 1930’s. Second Guessing Therefore until now I worried about my decision to travel. Nomads Are Insulated To sum up to a certain degree our lives as nomads are more insulated from the pressures of every day life. Even With Drawbacks Even though my existence has a nomad has it’s drawbacks. Bliss In conclusion I am more free to experience bliss. Freedom And I have to remember sometimes not everyone back home has that luxury. Sponsored by Garden Gurus MN Sharecropper-Nation-Bob Davis Podcast-1116   The post Sharecropper-Nation-Bob Davis Podcast-1116 appeared first on The Bob Davis Podcasts.