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Josh wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 3:45 pm Yes, in retrospect, I would have much rather have taken the "free" money (at the time, it was being described as a loan), and distributed a bonus to hard workers.

Right. That's what I'm saying.

Did conservative Anabaptist businesses take advantage of the Federal COVID PPP loan and loan forgiveness program? I don't know the answer to that question but your mentioning of COVID made me curious. And if so, were there religious objections to doing so? I know of some that did but I believe that...

As far as I know, my grandfather sold his grain for the highest price he could find. Which was usually (but not always) the local farmer's co-op of which he was a member. And when the war came along it was so profitable that they were able to buy another farm. As Upton Sinclair famously wrote: “It ...

They sold to the local farmer's co-op which sold to the government. Mennonites could have taken the 1944 war price for crops, subtracted the 1939 pre-war price from that, and taken the difference (the war profits) and donated that to charity. But as far as I know, that was never even a suggestion m...

My Mennonite ancestors on both sides made a good living selling their crops into the war effort during both world wars. So much so that they were able to expand their land holdings through war profits. That didn't diminish their standing in the church in the slightest. Did they specifically have th...

Regarding the Postal service, there is the additional conflict with swearing an oath to protect the constitution. When I first starting doing tech support for Amish business owners, I was surprised that they built things of which they do not approve, like entertainment centers, as one example. I do...

My Mennonite ancestors on both sides made a good living selling their crops into the war effort during both world wars. So much so that they were able to expand their land holdings through war profits. That didn't diminish their standing in the church in the slightest. Did they specifically have th...

I'd like to primarily hear from conservative Anabaptists, but others can feel free to chime with thoughts and questions. The discussion about working as a mail carrier, notably the comment about having to deliver morally objectional material, brought up this question in my mind. Are there any other ...

I’m blown away with how much my grocery bill is too. It is nuts how much it has increased. A growing family of 9, coupled with steep inflation, adds up to astounding increases each year. The majority of items for sale in my own grocery store are things we never buy, or only buy very rarely. It has ...

Maybe owning your own facilities isn’t a benefit at all in terms of expenses. Even if there is no mortgage, the maintenance costs are probably astounding. Consider the other end of the spectrum, remote internet model, not physical space. Professors and students log in from their homes. This model i...