Thanks so much, @phillyc! :-) I'm glad you liked the post, and glad you took the time to write this great response ;-) Capitalism is the other Bible we live by, in my opinion at least, and it's going to take time for us to grow out of that. I don't believe in revolutions, but a gradual move towards ever more community based principles and rules, like you suggest, is the way forward I think. Start reclaiming the stuff that's important for everybody, like schooling, housing, medicare... Those aren typical community things, like the police and fire department to.

Thanks again for all the support, @phillyc, it's greatly appreciated :-)