Kart,
do you ( or anyone else on the prepper threads ) remember aritcles about Ovomitcare that said OTC meds and health & beauty items would have a special tax on them ?
I remember reading at least one or two but cannot find them ...sigh....
Items such as toothpaste and brushes, bandaids, rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, aspirin etc....
Hadn’t seen anything on that.
If there are no doctors, I'll offer what I was trained to do as an EMT and have many types of over the counter meds for pain, plus other selections for pain and other ills, plus splints for broken bones which I hope doesn't happen to anyone. There will be a lot of muscle and joint pain due to more physical activity.
If Johnny gets a bad enough cut, I promised to use a skin stapler on him as I'm not stitching anyone with a needle without anesthetic which I wouldn't have. I'd also use Steri-Strips to hold wounds together. Have plenty of antibiotic ointment for wounds. What I have for care is too long to list.
I don't recall any "special tax", but I do recall the Bush regime trying to put OTC meds behind a counter (ala pseudo-ephedrine) so they could charge more. I haven't heard much about it since it was supposed to be imposed. I guess that it and the ban on 100W lightbulbs just went away.