[Samseau]

(03-18-2012 06:16 PM)assman Wrote:  

(03-18-2012 06:05 PM)Samseau Wrote:  

(03-18-2012 06:02 PM)assman Wrote:  

None of this stuff will matter if people can't get food. Can't eat your house or your ipad.

Yeah... you'll still be able to get food, it will just be much more expensive.

Really? In a large urban area? Are you prepared to defend your food? Better have a lot more than a kitchen knife.

Are the food distribution centers prepared to defend themselves from the hungry hordes? Do you have enough money to cover the price of food that now has loads of security built into its cost structure?

This isn't Wiemar Germany. The urbanization we have is going to make food shortages much more acute in any WROL (without rule of law) situation.

People starved in Wiemar. They made it out okay.

People aren't going to starve in America, one of the greatest sources of food worldwide. Our grain and beef production alone could feed the nation.

Not to mention the huge reserve supplies of food we have for emergencies.


Really, we're living in the richest country that has ever existed. We can take a fucking ass raping and still be okay. That's how powerful America is.


In The Peloponnesian War, Tycidides talks about how long it took for Athens to finally die. Despite losing territory after territory, horrible diseases and famines, and experiencing many crushing defeats, the Athenians had enough money to continue the fight for over 20 years.

America can take a hyperinflation and still be fine. We are sitting on so much money it's disgusting.

[assman]

(03-18-2012 08:04 PM)Samseau Wrote:  

(03-18-2012 06:16 PM)assman Wrote:  

(03-18-2012 06:05 PM)Samseau Wrote:  

(03-18-2012 06:02 PM)assman Wrote:  

None of this stuff will matter if people can't get food. Can't eat your house or your ipad.

Yeah... you'll still be able to get food, it will just be much more expensive.

Really? In a large urban area? Are you prepared to defend your food? Better have a lot more than a kitchen knife.

Are the food distribution centers prepared to defend themselves from the hungry hordes? Do you have enough money to cover the price of food that now has loads of security built into its cost structure?

This isn't Wiemar Germany. The urbanization we have is going to make food shortages much more acute in any WROL (without rule of law) situation.

People starved in Wiemar. They made it out okay.

People aren't going to starve in America, one of the greatest sources of food worldwide. Our grain and beef production alone could feed the nation.

Not to mention the huge reserve supplies of food we have for emergencies.


Really, we're living in the richest country that has ever existed. We can take a fucking ass raping and still be okay. That's how powerful America is.


In The Peloponnesian War, Tycidides talks about how long it took for Athens to finally die. Despite losing territory after territory, horrible diseases and famines, and experiencing many crushing defeats, the Athenians had enough money to continue the fight for over 20 years.

America can take a hyperinflation and still be fine. We are sitting on so much money it's disgusting.

You have a lot of faith in the US government. I hope that works out for you.

I'll keep my faith in my rifle and like-minded friends.

[Mrs. Chocolate]

(03-18-2012 07:27 PM)TheShiningOne Wrote:  

(03-18-2012 01:32 PM)Mrs. Chocolate Wrote:  

5 places to do not to be:

1. Argentina
2. Equador
3. The Emirates
4. Swizerland
5. Japan

Why Argentina? It has little population, a lot of food and water and the people are used to crises...

Because Argentina is a dollar based economy. In case you missed, during the 2000's the Argies had broken because they used dollar as current money. THe country suffered a crisis who lead to the past 5 years and now is almost in track again.

[UrbanNerd]

(03-18-2012 04:08 AM)Neil Skywalker Wrote:  

Two places you definitely shouldn't be with a dollar collapse are Cambodia and Ecuador. Both contries use the USdollar as there national curreny. There will be chaos/killings and riots in the streets there when the dollar bursts. There will be gigantic 3rd world chaos.

Would Panama fall under this also. While the U.S. Dollar is not the "official" currency in Panama, it damn sure is the "de-facto" one.

[el mechanico]

The Dollar will not collapse. Keep in mind those Gov dudes that are screwing us all the time have plenty of them. They will not let it happen nor will they move to Costa Rica with gold bars. They will stay right here and put the screws to us indefinitely.

[Bigscreen5050]

For a glimpse of what many of us who reside in metro cities in the states can look forward to, with the dollar's eventually collapse.

I am hoping for a soft landing, but it just might be my delusional thinking.

Good read on when Argentina spiraled into social and economic collapse in the late 90's.

The Argentina Collapse

[Cincinnatus]

(03-19-2012 01:59 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

The Dollar will not collapse. Keep in mind those Gov dudes that are screwing us all the time have plenty of them. They will not let it happen nor will they move to Costa Rica with gold bars. They will stay right here and put the screws to us indefinitely.

My thinking exactly, though many would call me hopeful/delusional.

I just have a hard time believing that those running the show at the top are going to allow such a thing to happen. If the U.S. dollar goes, so does the world economy - the elites aren't going to let that happen.

[rudebwoy]

The Bush Family bought a huge property in Paraguay, there was a rumour that Cheney had a place in Dubai.

So I would not assume these Government officials will stay here, heck they may all go to Israel - they seem to have more allegiance to that country than the USA.