[littleharbour]

The government needs to disarm the population before the real crisis begins. When America’s economy finally collapses, the cities are going to become ungovernable and the government is going to force people into the countryside as the only means of feeding them (Can you imagine what Chicago would be like with no jobs and no working infrastructure? The 1930s riots would look like a picnic). And the only way they can do that is to seize the land of those who already live in the rural areas. At the point of the gun if necessary.

[KarlInOhio]

When America’s economy finally collapses, the cities are going to become ungovernable and the government is going to force people into the countryside as the only means of feeding them

Then that would be as successful as the "land reforms" in Zimbabwe. Chase out the people who actually know how to farm and put in a bunch of new farmers who don't know how to run the equipment or what to plant.