Estimates I have seen say 90% of the US population would not survive. Most deaths would be from starvation.
Probably a conservative estimate. Consider that panic will begin within hours after the ATM network fails, and people are not able to access cash, or purchase gasoline, food, or medicine. Those who live on EBT cards are not known to big preppers ;-) The cities will go first of course, but as “One Second After” describes, even rural and small towns will not be far behind. I can’t predict the future any better than anyone else here can, but I do believe this is how it will end. Hopefully no time soon.
The widespread disease from the millions of bodies that cannot be buried because there is no fuel. Many medications require refrigeration, diabetics will amongst the first to go.
The new currency one year in:
1. .22LR
2. 12GA shells
3. Anything antibiotic internal and external.
more worried about the heat (South Alabama) and parents, and dogs medicines, in a grid down situation whatever the cause. EMP, Grid Hack...