Are You A Prepper? by Bill Roberts

Are You A Prepper? by Bill Roberts
For the last several years there has been a spate of Prepper shows on
TV. You may have found these programs to be interesting and entertaining.
But did you think that, just maybe, these people are slightly kooky?
If so, you may have missed some of the warning signs:

The Economy Sucks
Every Day The Fed Creates More Money
Terrorism Is On The Rise
The Government Wants Your Guns
The EPA has A War On Coal
Cyber Attacks Are Increasing
Local Police "Look" More Militaristic

One of my favorite economic prognosticators Jim Rickards
has released a new theory on the state of the economy. He has articulated what he calls the snowflake theory. The snowflake that will set off the financial avalanche. A very small event that starts all the dominoes falling.
And fall they will. The idea is that any one of these "snowflakes" could set off the avalanche, and we will all be swept away.
We could have a disruption to the Power Grid. We could have Food Shortages. We could have Riots in major metropolitan areas. We could have the value of the Dollar Fall to Zero. We could have foreign countries refuse to Buy Our Bonds. We could have a major Terrorist Attack followed bt Martial Law.
And the list goes on......
Almost anything could set off the avalanche.
And if it starts you can expect to have massive unemployment, riots, food shortages, power outages, martial law, worthless money, bank closures, bands of marauders, chaos, no Internet, and more (or should I say less?).
Then what are you going to do? It will be too late to become a prepper. You'll starve, maybe die. You will have nothing and be totally helpless.

Avoid the Pain

If that scenario doesn't appeal to you maybe you might like to take a few small steps now to avoid the pain.

First.  Move out of the city. You'll be a lot safer in the country.
Second.  Generate your own power and dig a well.
Third.  Grow some vegetables, get a cow, have a fish pond, and a few chickens.
Fourth.  Fortify your home, starting with the perimeter, then the house, and finally a bolt-hole or safe room.
Fifth.  Arm yourself.
Sixth.  Have something you can trade, such as real silver coins.
Seventh.  Get an older car, one that was made before cars had electronic ignition systems.
Eighth.  Have lots of tools.
Ninth.  Books, Books, and more Books. Remember, there will be NO INTERNET.
Tenth.  Have a group of like-minded friends or neighbors.

Do all this and you have a chance to survive, and maybe even prosper.
On the other side of the coin, if none of this happens, you are still better off.