[Beagle8U]

I was sure you weren’t touting that everyone buy MRI’s, but not every scare/panic is cause to do radical things in planning for them.

[concerned about politics]

I was sure you weren’t touting that everyone buy MRI’s, but not every scare/panic is cause to do radical things in planning for them.

Nope, but it's wise to pay attention and be prepared.
It's like backing up a computer. Why bother if the computer isn't crashing? Because there's a good possibility it could, and you'd lose everything.
The same applies to Onomanomics.

[CottonBall]

I was sure you weren’t touting that everyone buy MRI’s, but not every scare/panic is cause to do radical things in planning for them.

Having some food storage plan isn't necessarily a radical thing. Here in earthquake country, it's recommended procedure. Probably in other areas with natural disaster potential as well.

I bought a year's worth of grains and beans for 2 (ok, that would be 2 year's worth) - all nicely prepacked and shipped to my door - for less than $2K. The stuff will last 30 years - probably longer than I will. And for the price of 2 Krugerrands, I have peace of mind. Not that everyone wants to buy that much, but a few month's worth of preparation isn't very costly.

And judging from the cost of my son's MRI on his knee recently, storing a little food is cheaper than the medical procedure's initials that has been misused ;)