Some of us can't go Galt. Too many mouths to feed. Still, quite a few men with families and responsibilities answered the call in the mid 1700s. They will again, should things come to that.
I’m a only a contract construction person, and I’ve only myself to support now-I live in a rural area off the beaten track where I can get a few acres to build a place, have livestock and a large garden-a place set up to go off-grid if need be, where my family can come and stay if the need arises. Barter has been a regular thing out here for years-we’re just a bunch of redneck hippies, I guess...