My question was concerning a general economic collapse.
My guess...one to five years.
They will 'kick the can' until we wake up one morning with the suprise.
Nothing can stop it...only delay.
You mean the one we're in now? The government is spending almost twice what our revenues are and the Fed is having to make up 90% of that shortfall because no one is buying our bonds.
There will be many events that occur or markers to point at as the world economies spiral down to some level far below our current standard of living.
Better questions might be where will the bottom be and when. As far as cannibalism, I don't think we'll have to worry about that until maybe next winter. :)