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Looking for something we can rely on There's got to be something better out there. Mmmm, love and compassion, their day is coming All else are castles built in the air And I wonder when we are ever gonna change?
originally posted by: Slichter
If the US decided to default on its national debt the banks would ration withdrawal activity immediately without warning.
Should be some time to see how this might evolve globally, I doubt the US would be first to go..
Greek officials said that banks will stay shut through July 6, and that daily withdrawals would be limited to 60 euros, or about $67. The stock exchange will remain closed for the same period.
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: MisterSpock
originally posted by: olaru12
Get on a plane to Paris. Starving to death in France seems a bit more romantic than Omaha.
Yes, no place like a large city during an economic collapse.
Sorry to ruin your dream of starving, but you'd be killed long before you got a chance to starve.
You could be right,, but hunkering down in mortal fear doesn't appeal to me.
With my previous lifestyle, i'm blessed to have lasted this long....
originally posted by: MisterSpock
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: MisterSpock
originally posted by: olaru12
Get on a plane to Paris. Starving to death in France seems a bit more romantic than Omaha.
Yes, no place like a large city during an economic collapse.
Sorry to ruin your dream of starving, but you'd be killed long before you got a chance to starve.
You could be right,, but hunkering down in mortal fear doesn't appeal to me.
With my previous lifestyle, i'm blessed to have lasted this long....
Who's hunkering down in mortal fear??
Most people I know would be jumping for joy and skipping through a field of daisy's if society collapsed.
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you're given a glimpse into the future by 48 hours, by a time portal.
You see everything that is going to happen to you, in the next 48 hours
You see that everything related to Fiat currency becomes worthless 24 hours later, and anything related to any world currency.
originally posted by: Realtruth
What's your next step?
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
originally posted by: Realtruth
What's your next step?
Same snip, different day. Can't say I'd change much of anything except I'd probably take the next two days off since I'd foresee the fact that I wouldn't be paid for them anyway. No point in working for someone if it doesn't make dollars and sense, ya?
ETA: I did think of somethings I'd probably grab more of given head notice... batteries. salt, coffee beans, some gas for the ice auger and chain saw, iced tea bags, and some grapefruit since I wouldn't be seeing those again and am pretty fond of them.
originally posted by: cooperton
a reply to: Realtruth
Buy the best ax, knife and tent at my nearby hardware store. Research and print out all the edible plants in my area, or if it is winter I drive as close to the equator as I can in those 48 hours and research the local edible plants in that area. It would be an area as rural and isolated as possible.
Then real life begins I suppose.
originally posted by: Realtruth
So you're given a glimpse into the future by 48 hours, by a time portal. You see everything that is going to happen to you, in the next 48 hours, but it doesn't sink in, until after the vision. Minutes after the vision things are unfolding exactly the way you've been shown.
You see that everything related to Fiat currency becomes worthless 24 hours later, and anything related to any world currency.
Because of the financial chaos, all businesses that issued stocks declare them null-n-void. 401k's disappear overnight.
Do you spend all your money somehow?
Do you buy gold and silver?
Do you bug-out to a more rural area?
Stock up on food and supplies?
Pay the house off?
Anything goes folks, even leasing your dream car, camper, and maxing out credit.
What's your next step?
originally posted by: Realtruth
a reply to: mysterioustranger
Interesting you say this, because the reason for the question was mainly how would people respond.
It appears our society is heavily reliant on money, and if we lose it, then the outcome should be a chaotic one. My response would be.....Why does everyone need to respond in a destructive way, instead of constructive.
If money disappeared, everyone would still have their skills and talents, so maybe it would be an opportunity to build from a more stable foundation then we already have.
When we get down to the basics, what do we all truly need?
originally posted by: LucidWarrior
a reply to: MisterSpock
Why is there this immediate and almost irrevocable association between economy and society? An economic collapse need not be the end of the world in a functional society- economics is just supposed to manage the allocation of resources while a society is about how people function as a group.
in a functional society
originally posted by: LucidWarrior
a reply to: InTheLight
Why not just call for a peaceful transition into said moneyless system?
originally posted by: llama
originally posted by: InTheLight
a reply to: Realtruth
I would call upon the spirits to reverse future events but this time add positivity, peace and love as well as molding the future into a moneyless system, where one's abilities and merits are valued and rewarded.
I like the way you think. The one thing that escapes most, working together. You could make it alone, but to what end? I have the best tool one can have, a brain that has already mapped out all I need right where I am. Think ahead and never be behind. Besides, I have a pet chicken that gives me an egg everyday!