Honesty and the Golden Rule are always good principles, and can direct us to other good principles, when properly applied. (Treating other people the way onese

Honesty and the Golden Rule are always good principles, and can direct us to other good principles, when properly applied. (Treating other people the way oneself would want to be treated does not eliminate setting appropriate boundaries while still being respectfully kind as far as possible; or farther :) .) To be effective in doing that, yes, one should avoid debt and have a financial reserve, and further, emergency food & water reserves of at least basics for staying alive (wheat/grains, beans, water, salt?). And I think being honest and good to one's family and others pays long-term dividends that money and government cannot match.