Today on Rawles

[Stegall Law Firm]

Interesting observations today by Rawles on survivalblog.  Most of the stuff on there is just links or articles sent in by readers, but every now and then he'll write a sort of mini-editorial about current events or where he thinks the country is heading.  This one is a look at what America might be like in 2020, which is not that far away. 

 

http://www.survivalblog.com/2013/10/life-in-the-year-2020-america-with-2020-hindsight.html

 

On his list of things that are wrong with this country, I imagine the same things were being said 50 and even 100 years ago.  It's easy to be pessimistic, but maybe this time it really is different.  Sooner or later you figure this party of entitlement programs, money printing, and raised debt ceilings must come to an end.  When and how, who knows.  But you can be sure they'll keep it running for a while, longer than anyone can imagine. 

 

I can't make any predictions, but I do think if you're not putting your money into land, precious metals and ammunition then you're missing the boat.

 

 

[Timestepper]

Interesting. 20/20 hindsight in 2020 sounds quite a bit like casual observation in 2013...

 

:shake: :shake: :shake:

[Erik88]

I think he pretty much nailed it.

[RED333]

• Move to a lightly-populated farming region that is well-removed from major population centers. (I can not do this just now)
• Learn traditional skills such as gardening, canning, hunting, welding, and home mechanics. (done)
• Network with like-minded individuals. (done)
• Get out of debt. and stay out of debt. (done)
• Stock up on storage food and other key logistics. (done)
• Arm yourself and get tactically-oriented firearms training.(working on it)
• Develop a second income stream with a home-based business that will be depression proof and resilient to mass inflation(working on it)
• Assemble a reference library.(not yet)
• Train in advanced first aid.(done)
• Get a ham radio license.(why, other than to let people know where you are)
• Become involved with your local farmer's market.(working on it)
• Join a local Volunteer Fire Department.(been think about this)

 

What about yall, it all makes good sense.

[sgjay]

RED333, thanks for the link to the SNL skit. That made my day!