Subsistence Crisis - This guy is WAY too optimistic....

[junker]

not a question of if, but how damn soon, especially since the USofA is now SnowIn.

Subsistence Crisis

Chris Laird

A number of my readers of all backgrounds have asked me via email things like "your articles are interesting, and I agree, but what do I do about it? How can I protect myself?" I have thought a lot about this...

I will discuss this situation and recap what is happening now and what some possible alternatives are to protect ourselves. However, let me first say this, the alternatives that I see all have some problems associated with them, and I want to say that, first, the best case outcome is a substantial delay of the financial crisis for all of us who wish to make some kind of preparations for a subsistence crisis. Ultimately, a financial day of reckoning will come, and our survival will not only be in terms of some financial preservation, but will necessarily have to include measures to provide our literal shelter and food.

People who think that by having merely several million in the bank they will weather this coming disaster had better read this article....

Now, I know some people are going to think ... this guy is a survivalist! Let me say this, I am not thinking in terms of world Armageddon in terms of war, although that is always possible unfortunately these days. What I am talking about is an economic catastrophe so bad that our usual ways of living will not work, our usual ways of getting food will not work, and if this thing lasts as long as I suspect (over ten years) that we will live though a time where mere subsistence is the primary consideration, and we look back on these days of plenty wistfully, while making plans to get todays paltry meal for our family.

http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_04/laird121104.html

this may be why the ebook at hph on 50 ways to personally profit from waste paper is selling so well. There are SOooooo many americans who are seriously fucked economically it is scary...it will take me 10 years or more of a normal economy to get back to even...

http://www.halfpasthuman.com/HPHeb50_purchase.htm

[McKenzie]

1. last bit of advice in article No 1 killed it for me

the advice to read the bible. I am deeply suspicious of the author of the article you posted...anyone who advocates superstitious practices as a solution to serious human problems...say no more. Except...

"Dear God, I know you're busy but can you stop your creations from looting and stuff? It kinda sucks."

[dbt]

2. Bible or not, I'm planting a garden this spring.

We will also purchase a pressure canner, stock up on propane, stockpile gasoline for the tillers and lay in a supply of .30-.30 ammunition. Spousal Unit and I both have the unshakable sense that some Truly Bad Shit is coming.

:tinfoilhat:
dbt

[JAbuchan08]

3. Once again I would like to thank the gun nuts

for protecting us all from oppressive government.

[jdots]

4. Bible Shmible people should get less specialized

After working for so many greedy people over the years it showed me how helpless they are when it comes down to just living and doing things themselves.Notice how those dumb little worst case scenaio books are selling or people watching survivor......There may come a day when cell phones,computers,sat t.v. is all up and running but we are looking for water and something to eat.Having an assault rifle won't help as much as a garden.My beef with the bible/koran/talmud is there are billions of books out there,why do people keep reading just one ?