[quesney]

How well (or how badly) the US handles the Depression that’s coming will tell us alot about much the country has devolved since the 1930’s Depression and the Greatest Generation.

[PMAS]

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[GonzoGOP]

Watch for illegal salvage to increase. Here in Chicago they put up aluminum street light poles on one of the highways and someone was trying to steel them for the scrap value. Abandoned houses are being stripped of copper wire and pipe.

This is only going to increase as the value of the dollar decreases. As the dollar goes down the price of metals go up. And you can't guard every bit of metal once people start snagging it.

[blueunicorn6]

I sold my body once to a woman for $5 and a half a Snickers bar. Best money I ever made.

[Biggirl]

We are in a DEPRESSION already!

[Free Vulcan]

Sounds like the zombie apocalypse has already started.

[VanDeKoik]

I’m sorry, but aren’t most of these things just random kooky crimes?

Hair extensions? Some guy paying off gambling debts with his parent’s money?

I’m sure some people are doing some desperate things, but not every theft is because of it.

[Born to Conserve]

Don’t defend yourselves, and you’ll get robbed and murdered.
Defend yourselves, and you’ll get sued and thrown in jail.

Guns are the cure for crime and tyranny.

[Professional Engineer]

Bfl

[spaced]

The incidents seem mostly about the decline in civility rather than desperation. In the past, countries were invaded by barbarians; when the US falls, most of the barbarians will be our own children and grand-children.

[GOPJ]

Even in good times 15 nutjobs can be found. This has nothing to do with ‘the American people’. Besides it’s liberals who over use that phrase - which is where this crap probably came from..

[chris_bdba]

Glad we have the castle doctrine here in Ohio that has been expanded to feeling like your life is endangered.