those two items are givens, people die and car engines need tending to . there’s no given that the nation is going to fall into anarchy
As it will be in the future, it was at the birth of Man
There are only four things certain since Social Progress began.
That the Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire,
And the burnt Fool's bandaged finger goes wabbling back to the Fire;And that after this is accomplished, and the brave new world begins
When all men are paid for existing and no man must pay for his sins,
As surely as Water will wet us, as surely as Fire will burn,
The Gods of the Copybook Headings with terror and slaughter return!
there’s no given that the nation is going to fall into anarchy
Prior to WWII every single nation back to the Roman empire has seen it's decline begin when it has disconnected its system of money from a monetary metal backed system. Typically that decline has taken approximately a generation to unfold.
The European nations managed to eke out a longer period due to having the load taken off their financial systems by the US carrying the majority of their defense burden during the cold war and the world structuring finance around the US dollar.
The US fully disconnected from a gold standard in 1974. IMO, the only reason we've managed to wobble along as long as we have is wholly due to the information age nature of commerce facilitating masking the rot in the system.
To bet that the US will be able to keep this charade up for even a few more years is to make a bet with a huge downside risk and nearly no upside.