The collapse may well come before Bammy leaves office. It certainly will no later than the next Presidency.
I fear the nation’s fate is sealed, economically. That usually means war of some sort. Worrisome, to say the least.
Nonetheless, I try to help friends prep before then and for me. But with no finances there is little I can do myself. Should have a little cash coming but not a big amount.
I would never have believed it in the 1990’s. Many are still under the normalcy bias (oh, sure things are a little tougher) but they haven’t felt the full impact of this thing. I know there are other FReepers who took the hard hit, because they’ve told me so, over the years, usually in FReepmail.
You’ve got a good grasp of our predicament and pending miseries.
I feel sorry for the little children. It’s beyond criminal.
“Prepping” unto heaven is the only thing that matters in the end. What does your soul eat, and what does it feed. If you get that right, what the world might call astounding good luck is likely to follow, even when it comes to bouncing out of trials.