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End of the World as we Know it? #765748 06/02/13 12:54 AM
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So I was buying ammo at the local SGS and I ran into a guy who works at a think tank. Former congressional candidate. Smart guy. He starts in about how we've got about three years. The economic models his think tank runs show the economy heading for collapse within about 3 years. Non-discretionary spending outstrips annual tax revenue by almost a trillion dollars a year. Add in discretionary spending and we are outstripping revenue by several trillion per year. He then talked about how his firm is now encouraging the government to spend so it hits that wall sooner and we can get on to the next phase--the sooner we collapse the sooner we recover.

That said, he said his think tank is looking at three years until recovery begins. In the interim, he's looking at three years of chaos--like the meltdown in Greece, only on a far grander scale since our economy is bigger and our debt crisis far more deep. His group is advocating 10k rounds per platform, at least a year of food, and a plan to survive as a community.

Now, I don't know him or his think tank but what he said made a lot of sense. So, my questions:

1. Anyone else hearing this?

2. Anyone else putting stock in this?

3. Anyone got 10k in 223, 22, 45, and 9mm they wanna loan me for the next 6 years? grin


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Re: End of the World as we Know it? [Re: DogTired] #765753 06/02/13 01:01 AM
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WOAH! Sounds (Timewise) like the 7 years in Revelation. Kinda makes you think.


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Re: End of the World as we Know it? [Re: DogTired] #765755 06/02/13 01:10 AM
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I'm not big into doomsday (mainly because I don't like to live in ignorance) but this one sounded feasible.

Sooo.....you got some ammo for me Randy? grin


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Re: End of the World as we Know it? [Re: DogTired] #765910 06/02/13 07:42 PM
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Yes I believe it and all my studying of info agrees with it. Prep or die


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Originally Posted by DogTired

Sooo.....you got some ammo for me Randy? grin


Hehe only if you try to take what I have. wink


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I couldn't hold out for weeks on end, but I could keep the riff raff at bay for a while. grin

And I also have a full supply of Dan's Ginsu Knives! Plus a couple three swords.


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Re: End of the World as we Know it? [Re: gun dog] #765914 06/02/13 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by gun dog
Yes I believe it and all my studying of info agrees with it. Prep or die


That's a stark way to put it grin


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Well ya can't sugar coat something like this. In the last year I have met dozens of people who also believe the same way and are prepping.
They talk about rebuilding our economy. But what have the rebuilt it on?
They have just thrown money at the problem, in the process that have devalued the dollar and have only made the inevitable worse.
Follow survival blog. Lots of good info there and it only takes a few minutes of your day


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Sigh.


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Originally Posted by DogTired
His group is advocating...at least a year of food, and a plan to survive as a community.


So the Mormons were right!

I don't like to be a pessimist, but I don't like what I'm seeing. Ammo prices were really low in 2010-11, I wish I had more money then to stock up.



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Re: End of the World as we Know it? [Re: Feldgrun] #767050 06/06/13 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Feldgrun
Originally Posted by DogTired
His group is advocating...at least a year of food, and a plan to survive as a community.


So the Mormons were right!

I don't like to be a pessimist, but I don't like what I'm seeing. Ammo prices were really low in 2010-11, I wish I had more money then to stock up.



We always are wink grin


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Re: End of the World as we Know it? [Re: DogTired] #767149 06/07/13 12:16 AM
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Now DT, there was that one time back in 1776..... grin


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