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Post by Doc on Oct 1, 2013 16:38:44 GMT -5
Same here. I'd rather buy more than I need now. Even if anything horrific is further down the road, whatever I buy now is still much cheaper than it will be a year from now. It's common knowledge that most grocery stores only keep a 48-72 hour backstock of most of their items. They have to be perpetually replenished to keep things fresh (and reduces their inventory taxes). I went through Hurricane Hugo and within 24 hours before and after, the shelves were pretty barren. When basic items run out, it's dog-eat-dog for the leftovers. That is when the price gougers come into town with a bounty of needed stuff and triple/quadruple the price on it. Ever see $200 chainsaws go for $3,000 after a hurricane? I have. Never will I be unprepared.
Not only is economic collapse a probability, but food shortages and hyperinflation can make it worse. In Rwanda, after their currency collapsed and food was rare, they were spending Billions for a loaf of bread. What's up with that? lol
edit to add:
Other events can precipitate an economic collapse as an after effect, so having an idea of how all these events can tie together is a great resource. If there is ever a fuel shortage, transportation and logistics comes to a screeching halt. This means no gas to deliver food to stores, no trains or tankers for logistics, less activity by emergency response services, fuel rationing, armored vehicles make less trips to replenish bank cash supplies, etc. And any of these events can trigger some other event. It's all a dominos setup with no real beginning and no real end.
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