Quote Originally Posted by Kendal View Post
I am unable to agree with you. That thing we receive at no cost to ourselves is not valued.
That's rather a sweeping statement. I value love, oxygen and nature but did not work or pay for them. I know what you are saying but this is another one of those proverb type statements which have some truth but are not entirely valid.
Sorry, but I just had to comment on this, because in my view, you are being facetious. Love, oxygen and nature are things that exist in nature yet cannot be confined, whereas beef (food stuffs), goods and such can be confined and as such, sold by those with the means to confine them. You know this. I know this. We cannot live as the American Indians did years ago, hunting for what we needed and free-roaming, following our food source.

Clothing is manufactured, and as such, has to be purchased. During purchase, people use money that they have earned. If they do not earn it, they receive it either through entitlement programs, or gifts. The same goes for other things that are "manufactured" including food, a/c and heat, water sources, fuel (electricity, gas, oil, etc.), and almost anything needed in which to live upon. Such is life.