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Originally posted by unityemissions
why not buy staple items in bulk at a discount?
Originally posted by unityemissions
There's a flaw to this..
Look at what's happened when countries try to stop trading commodities in USD?? We go to war with them, kill their leaders, and set up a new system that brings the status quo back.
If someone outright stops trading with us or buying our bonds, AND we think it'll tank our economy, the propaganda machine goes haywire, and they're now an evil doer for whatever bunk reason they want to say. Intelligence agencies will be informed this matter is of national security, and we're at war with them.
So as long as our superior military might enforces our standards of living, the decline will continue, but collapse will be adverted. Now, it's not a walk in the park or anything. Countries seem to be ganging up on us, and it seems the only next step is world war three, so I think that is more imminent than economic collapse.
It depends on how the warvplays out, as to who collapses once it's all said and done. Seeing as no great power will try to take us on their own, I'm a bit frightened, tbh. Taking on many fronts at this point might stretch our capabilities too thin.
Whatever the case, we're in for a bumpy ride.
Originally posted by GoalPoster
The reality is that the root cause of both the economic collapse and the pillaging of shops is pretty much the same . . . .
GREED.
Its just a whole lot easier to dress up as okay if you can get away with doing it while wearing a suit and tie.