Oh I didn’t realize they took on debt. Can’t drive a truck but can borrow money. That’s interesting
It's becoming more and more of a Christian denomination than fully separate belief system.
Why wouldn't they be allowed to take on debt and how does that correspond with driving a vehicle? I'm not being a smartazz, i'm legitimately asking.
They're humans just like all of us. We're influenced positively or negatively by our surroundings and upbringing.
As for owning land and having low paying jobs, some of the grunt workers have low paying jobs, but many own businesses just like the English and that's how they afford it.
It can be pretty expensive being Amish in some ways, if the church allows solar or battery powered stuff, they will spend a lot more per KWH for energy via solar or generator than we do being plugged into the grid.
They also don't have a $70,000 diesel truck to run around in, but the horses and buggies aren't exactly cheap. Generally, most are ok having 40-50% of their monthly income going towards a house on a 30 year mortgage. They just won't blow it at Red Lobster and Best Buy like a lot of folks do.
My hunting buddy is one of the sharpest guys I know. He says he'd rather have dirt and land than a bunch of cash in his pocket. Much like most of the guys here. They're not that different other than some of their visible differences. many are good solid family folks. there's some bad characters, but that's true across all cross sections of humanity.
