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Effects? You want to hear effects?
Originally posted by Equinox99
Do you guys think the collapse of the US will cause effects to other
nations?
I heard that China has lots of US bonds and such what would happen
to their money?
To the China comment: Seeing as it is invested so much in the U.S. China would also fall, creating poverty throughout the worl.
Originally posted by DarkMile77
So what does this mean if your already poor ? My family doesn't have much as it is. What do I make sure my family has a chance to survive ?
But what do they use these metals for? They do not collect them, go "oohh! Shiny!!" and collect more. They are used in their sales industries as products to be sold. The United States ((a very wasteful country I might add)) Is a very high consumer country. Seeing as it iis the largest consumer of chinese goods, this would prove a fatal blow to that economy.
Originally posted by Pfeil
www.rense.com...
www.halturnershow.com...
These two event alone signaled to me something was about to happen.
To the China comment: Seeing as it is invested so much in the U.S. China would also fall, creating poverty throughout the world.
China has been buying preciuos metals, as much as they can...they wont be hurting to badly if the US economy collapsed tomorrow. Russia has been doing the same as China and gathering as much precious metals as they can.
[edit on 15/6/07 by Pfeil]
Originally posted by admriker444
Originally posted by DarkMile77
So what does this mean if your already poor ? My family doesn't have much as it is. What do I make sure my family has a chance to survive ?
1. make sure if you have a mortgage that the interest rate is fixed. Variable rates would leave you vulnerable to a market crash.
2. investments - if you have a 401k, ira, any stocks at all you might want to look into moving the money into safe stuff. My 401k offers diferent investment options based on risk. I was into the 70/30 moderat risk group, now Im 100% into gold and other precious metals. The best bet during an economic crisis will always be gold, etc
Finally, if things got really bad all one needs to do is look to what folks did during the great depression. Sounds silly, but my grandfather did well because he had stockpiles of sugar, salt, and cooking oil (basic necessities he was able to sell/trade like currency)
That is not always true. Some may be able to hold onto their money and use it for power, basically creating "factions"
Originally posted by mazzroth
The survivors will be the ones who are poor and destitute now, funny how the meek inheriting the Earth may come true yet.
That is true. Those who can take care of themselves without others ((people who hunt or farm)) may have the advantage in such god-forsaken times.
Originally posted by BattleofBatoche
The meek that inherit the earth means just that! the earth! Where are you burried when you die? They put you in the earth!
Unfortuneatly a lot of poor people will go on rampages looting, stealing, robbing, & raping when they don't get their "cheque" from big gov't. They will demand their "entitlements" for being born. It's quite sad, they expect someone else to support them. These people will perish.
The self sufficient "red-neck", "hillbillies" that the gov't & media make fun of will be the one who survive because they don't need anyones help or hand outs. This is why the gov't hates them.
You have a point. I wouldn't mind seeing what Post U.S. earth will look like?
Originally posted by Pfeil
Well...for example look at the fall of the roman empire. Granted the roman empire didnt fall in one day but it wasnt the end of all nations when it started to fall. Other nations that had nothing actually rose in wealth and power when the influence of the Roman empire began to wain. If you look at the world today there are plenty of nations that have pretty much nothing that would greatly benifit from a US economic collapse.
Just oil for example. Nearly all oil is bought and sold with US dollars. What does that do for a nation that doesnt have a native oil supply and opposes the US. North korea is probably ther best example of this. They get pretty much all of the energy needs from China. If the US dollars fell then North Korea would be able to buy oil directly from OPEC nations using whatever resources the nation has as a sort of currency. This could also freeup China from supporting North Korea's energy needs.
Basically the US dollar props many of the nations of the world up...but it also holds many nations that have the possibility of great growth and wealth back.
[edit on 15/6/07 by Pfeil]
Thanks, such talk seems to be taboo these days.
Originally posted by Pfeil
Well I havent been able to find any indepth articles about a Post US econimic collpse but i found this and found it to be a very interesting read.
www.energybulletin.net...