Half a century ago, the author of these lines got to know the daily life of the caretakers who looked after his family’s farms in the Douro, Minho, Trás-os-Montes and Alentejo regions. In each farm, the caretaker couple had free accommodation in an outbuilding that flanked and protected the central house, which was reserved for the owners, who only went there occasionally for short vacations. Part of the property literally belonged to the caretakers by contract, including vineyards, orchards of fruit trees, or plots for the cultivation of potatoes and legumes. The production carried out in most of the properties was theirs. They raised sheep, chickens and other animals, which they sold to neighbors or slaughtered for consumption, as well as they exchanged products with neighbors, without having to use currency. The firewood was plentiful. They had hunting dogs and the head of the family went hunting for partridges at dawn, appearing daily loaded with fresh meat for consumption.

Accommodation and food were guaranteed to those people, and they still received a small monthly income in cash from the owners. They all had many children. Basically, the farms were theirs, as they inhabited them over the years and that was where they supported themselves. Those couples lived practically without money, that is, without a salary that could be considered optimal, and yet it is not unreasonable to say that they were rich if we compare them with the challenges faced by present generations.

When one asks the author of these lines from whom he learned, he never forgets the caretakers. With them it was possible to have useful conversations about morality, spirituality, and subsistence. No idiot graduate today has their ability.

A mere shepherd has a lot to teach everyone. Forgotten by society, the shepherd gets up at dawn to work accompanied by his dogs. His life is difficult, not because of a lack of master's degrees in engineering or law, but because of the various taxes that the state imposes on him. He is obliged to pay for each sheep he owns. If he wants to slaughter an animal, he must visit an authorized slaughterhouse. He cannot keep a shotgun to hunt, and he cannot even own a dog without a chip in his back and not approved by a veterinarian, deserving of more fees to pay. At the slightest infraction, the shepherd risks heavy fines or even arrest.

In addition to the immense bureaucracy in which the country has drowned, the shepherd will still have to deal with "digital money" soon. Is this unbelievable? Without a doubt. And it gets even worse.

Turning this analysis gyroscopically to the big cities, it is impressive to see the number of families who jostle in lines to receive the soup of the day for free. Young people despair and are instigated to protest by communist forces. They know that they will not be able to pay rent to have a roof, let alone have money to start a family and have children. In schools and universities enlightened and humble souls are not created. Activists are created.

One of the great dramas of Portugal is the inability of the speaking classes to understand their place in the country, in the world and in the project of Creation that does not cease. All countries were essentially rural for many centuries. When the weather destroyed the crops, hunger naturally raged, whether in Europe, Asia or America. The mass production of goods and services for the populations is something recent, in fact only a few decades old, and none of this has to do with the political regimes that have been succeeding, but rather with the development and new creations of the human species.

Today no one can live with little money. This is an atomic bomb. Humanity is not sustainable. Societies will drown in the most brutal anarchy. No one will be able to spend a night resting in their home, without fear that thieves will break down their door to steal everything or murder them.

It is not worth it for the speaking classes to shout permanent praise for the system in which they vegetate. The State and its propaganda machine are totally parasitic. Portugal needs reforms that are not small. The first is of a moral and legal order.

The creators of wealth, starting with the mere shepherd, should not be permanently persecuted and taxed. Portugal needs to attract the rich, the developers, the men of culture, not persecute them. The Continental Form (Plataforma Continental) can be a good recipe for the State and it must be bet on it passionately in partnership with world Jewry that once co-founded the country. Any immigration that does not fit into the historical, moral and cultural framework of the nation is not of interest at all. Communist ideologies are invading that have nothing to do with the country and must disappear.

Hope always exists, but men and their leaders must do 50% of the necessary work. Only the other half is up to God. The present brings a tool never known before. Robotics and artificial intelligence promise to produce goods and services on a large scale and at derisory costs. Admitting that Portugal will follow this path, and we are not at all sure of this due to the suicidal way in which the country has been managed, it is crucial that the State prepares itself not to destroy the new opportunity with more fees and taxes, such as those with which it destroys the mere shepherd.

The sources of wealth described, as well as others connected, may one day allow the attribution to each citizen of a minimum monthly income. Portugal should be associated with Israel, not with the Red and Green Alliance of woke communism and radical Islamism, which have no interest in the Portuguese population.

The Portuguese citizens are really valid. Each citizen should be given a job according to his personal vocation and for the benefit of society. The shepherd does not need diplomas, courses and doctorates in universities. The farmer and the fisherman, who feed everyone, should work on it. A kind soul who knows how to cheer up the sick elderly should work on it. The list of examples could be extended by infinite pages. The reader will know how to do it.

Taking advantage of vocations, knowing how to live with the essentials, promoting spirituality, culture, robotics, and AI, is decisive and shpuld be articulated. A decisive factor for the prosperity of a nation is the individual happiness of each citizen. People work harder and better if they are happy with their performance.

The Haredi populations of Israel consistently record the highest levels of satisfaction with their lives, despite facing high rates of material poverty and relying significantly on state subsidies, donations and community support networks. The satisfaction and happiness of the Haredim far exceeds the average of the secular population of the Jewish state.

In summary, living without money, or almost without money, is not impossible. It has always been possible for millennia.