Michigan
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Permissive vs. Supportive
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4 min read
I have noticed two ways of being community, having spent some time in the South, and most of my life in the North. And I describe these differences using two positive terms: permissive culture and supportive culture. Rather than break the differences down by political affiliation or in directly opposing terms as we are wont…
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Of course there is a lot that is the same. Both have income and expenses, set by annual budgets. Both are deeply affected by the stock market and other investments. In this simple way, we can all pretend we are in the same boat. But the truth is much different. First, unlike the average family,…