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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2227291, member: 71510&quot;]All interesting reading.&nbsp; It won&#039;t be a binary switch.&nbsp; There will be hints in the economy and people will flock to commodities (just like we do now).&nbsp; Then warning signs and people will flock again, then there will be sell-off of accumulation to gain back paper at a discounted rate.</p><p><br /></p><p>This will go back and forth until there is an ultimate collapse in the paper, and then people will spend commodities and barter with short term gain in mind - and no long term plan.</p><p><br /></p><p>When nobody can go to work and get paid - there will be barter for labor of all types.&nbsp; PM may reign for a while, and ultimately it will stay high because there will always be another emergence of government.&nbsp; Real world commodities will be the order of the day.&nbsp; Food, fuel, building supplies, communications.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the short term - people will trade gold and silver for food and shelter, and they will spend it readily to survive the next day.&nbsp; Those that can afford to accumulate and wait out the chaos will be rewarded when a new government emerges.&nbsp; Those with commodities and loyal labor forces will stay on top.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t expect it in my lifetime, but if it does - what will really matter is our ability to survive without modern conveniences.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see all of the &quot;pretty people&quot; in the big cities that have no clue of how to hunt, fish, or even grow crops.&nbsp; No skills for simple self defense and survival.&nbsp; No ability to survive without some sort of iJunk device.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s good to have a bit of everything.&nbsp; Food, water, shelter, ability to generate all of the above - and the skills (and means) to defend it when needed.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an example, we have a vendor - and one of their employees is a self-professed vegan, does not drive (does not have a driver&#039;s license, uses public transit), no concept of machinery, spends his money on San Francisco rent, fancy clothes, and iStuff devices.&nbsp; All assets are on paper (stock, 401k), doesn&#039;t cook - says he likes to eat out all the time.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This is all fine in a first world country...&nbsp; But when the systems around you fail, all the gold and silver he could carry isn&#039;t going to help him survive.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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