“People first have to feel desperate in ways they never have before.”
Given the ineptness of this administration coupled with the total lack of IQ in upper govt levels, that will not take long.
Unfortunately, most Americans aren't even aware of that. Unless it touches them personally, they won't bother.
Sadly, the people that should be revolting won’t because they are producers, preparers and largely honest, hardworking people.
The ones that will revolt will be the entitlement masses on EBT (TANF, WICs, Section 8, EITC, et al) when the rest of us have given up, cashed out and gone Galt. Most urban areas, as the sentiment goes, are only 4-5 days worth of basic supplies before the urban denizens go Zombie.
When the government can’t collect enough taxes, or borrow money with something of value behind it for collateral, when all the world’s financiers of debt put the USA in the sh!t investment bucket, the only option is to print scrip, just like they’re doing now to buy T-Bills and stocks on the NYSE. Only this scrip gets doled out directly and look for goods sellers to start upping prices.