Not to make light of your concern, but way back in the mid 1980’s and again in the 1990’s there were a series of “economic survival” books and 2 I remember were written by the same author whose name I cannot recall except to say it was an Indian name. These books had the self same theme, the coming collapse, why it would happen and what to do about it to protect yourself.
It didn’t happen then and although no one can say with certainty whether or not it will happen before Christmas, I personally would like to place a small wager of say $1000 that it will not. Of course if I lose then the $1000 you win will be worthless. Perhaps we could make the wager in gold?
LOL! Even though I do not feel like laughing.
I’ve been unemployed since January. All my coins, gold and silver, have been spent trying to keep my dad, who has Alzheimers, in adult foster care. It appears, by New Years Day, all my efforts will be for nothing. We’ll be out of money and the only financial support he will have is his pensions and social security which can pay for his medical care and immediate support, but not the mortgage, credit card payments, or the car payments.
I know what you’re trying to say, for I too, had your hard core belief in our capititalist system. But something is wrong now with our economy and even the whole system, and I can’t quite put my mind to exactly what it might be.
At this point in time I suspect the only really stressful moment will be determining when to rush to the bank and withdraw all those worthless paper dollars.