I am no fan of Ghandi but this is one thing he got right. Push for self sufficiency when it comes to essentials. The concept of autarky has the unfortunate history of being maligned as a socialistic term. I suggest making it a personal one. A family one. A community one. I can easily why a hundred thousand communities that adopt such a concept would constitute a national policy yet at the same time would have nothing to do with government policy, democracy, voting, free markets, capitalism and all the other distracting principles thrown about in the media and in conversation. You don't need to wait for permission to handle your business. In fact, successful people know no other way.
