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If you haven’t already I urge you to start getting prepared now. I truely believe that time is growing short very short.

IMHO we will see within the next six months (Unkle Ike thinks I am being overly optimistic with that six-month timeline and from the look of this post he might be right!) a economic collapse much like that of Argentina’s:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH6_i8zuffs

For more information on live in a collapse economy I strongly suggest that you read Ferfal’s blog SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: http://ferfal.blogspot.com

And remember as a armed society and one which contains a much more violent crimial and entitlement minded element our collapse is much more likely to be very violent than Argentina’s was/is. I see places big ‘blue’ cities mostly were what I call “Pocket pogroms” and you better be ready to get out and quick!

For those who would like to get started preparing I have updated my Preparedness Manual and added the following sections:

19. A Highly-Mobility 72 Hour Kit-by Ward Dorrity

55. Step by Step Earthbag Construction-by Dr. Owen Geiger

Thanks to eaker it can be down loaded at:

http://www.tomeaker.com/kart/preparedness1i.pdf

If we do collapse like Argentina, there is one other very important difference (other than obvious differences in culture): when Argentina collapsed, there were still viable economies nearby, and a fully functioning world economy. This meant that products could be gotten, there were other currencies that had value, and industry still had somewhere to sell.

If the US collapses, the world does too. Europe is a zombie, China is the ultimate bubble, with masses of people living in poverty, and Japan is toast. There will be no outside economy of any substance.

IMO, this means that an Argentina-style collapse would be infinitely more disastrous than it was for Argentina.