[Harmless Teddy Bear]

wanted to see what life would be like if the economic system collapsed

Not a valid experiment as she was living on the surplus of others. In a economic system collapse there is no surplus.

[GeronL]

bump

if the economic system collapsed, she would not be the only one living like that

[Vendome]

After a year, first I’d want is a bottle of Balvenie 12yr and a pack of cigarettes. ..and a 24oz prime rib, rare....

[Secret Agent Man]

exactly. a real test has no surplus and everyone fighting for anything useful. genune dangier.

this is why the takers can survive off the excess - and confiscated - of the makers. if the makers can’t make, there’s no excess/anything to confiscate.

[familyop]

"Not a valid experiment as she was living on the surplus of others."

"She sponged...She lived off others"

"Surviving Without On Other People's Money: German Woman’s Year-Long Adventure...There, fixed the headline."

Show us a quote from the article behind the posted link above this thread to substantiate those comments. And while we're discussing spongers (or worse),...

Heavy Hitters: Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2014
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php
American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees $60,949,129 [Democrat] 81% [Republican] 1%”

Leviathan (Uncle Sam employs more people than you think)
National Review ^ | 02/03/2011 | Iain Murray
"...nearly 40 million Americans employed in some way by government."

America’s Ruling Class — And the Perils of Revolution
http://spectator.org/articles/39326/americas-ruling-class-and-perils-revolution

The Fragmenting of the New Class Elites, or, Downward Mobility
http://volokh.com/2011/10/31/the-fragmenting-of-the-new-class-elites-or-downward-mobility/

Environmentalism and the Leisure Class
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2835601/posts

The New Upper Class and the Real Reason We Dislike Them
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2843575/posts

Are you a member of the political class?
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/08/are_you_a_member_of_the_politi.html

Downton’s Class System — and Ours: We have a ruling class that despises the free market and does...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3024119/posts

The War on Humans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWcEYYj_-rg