djf is right. We’re not talking about another Great Depression. If the banks shut down, and they are in very serious trouble right now, and the dollar goes worthless it could be total anarchy.
Don’t get caught up in martial law fantasies. Take a million troops and spread them across the country. That’s 20K per state. Here in Iowa we have 99 counties. That’s 200 troops for each and my county is considered relatively rural and we still have a 40K population. The numbers say the govt is not going to be able to keep order for very long if it all flies apart.
I don’t know if even state and local govts can survive. There’s no way of knowing how things are going to go down, but if you want to survive you better think things through and have contingencies. You will likely have to make some very heart wrenching decisions.
Good point about martial law. But in my opinion martial law would be most effective if 1. Transportation routes are closed off limiting movement of people, supplies etc.
2. martial law can make effective sweeps of population areas although it takes a lot of time to clear a neighborhood. 3. Martial law can confiscate supplies deemed essential for the survival of the government. People will be classified as expendable.
4. rural areas would probably not be a priority. Martial law would seek to control the most people possible. People in cities and large communities would be most likely affected. 5. Martial law would prevent many people from leaving the cities to rural areas where some may have cabins and effective stockpiles of survival gear. Count on firearms being confiscated at check points when attempting to travel. Moving your most valuable arms and ammo to that alternate location now is most advised. Keep a bare minimum in the urban home for self defense.
Martial law is not a fantasy. Remember that simply having troops at strategic locations is just a small amount of assets available to government. They have satellite and drones and other intelligence that will identify potential threats and eliminate them. Troops with orders to kill will do exactly that. After word gets out the scared sheeple will fold up like paper and be submissive to the will of the directors.