The United States of America is now bankrupt. It does not matter which political party will be in power over the next decades, the over-hang of $100 Trillion in unfunded liabilities from the local to Federal level, plus a hollow banking system, means there is no way to tax ourselves enough, or even cut spending enough, to have any chance to grow our way out of our problems.
What this means is that the productive elements of society will at some point go on strike, whether by choice or because they are forced to pack up their bags and hide. From Ayn Rand's famous novel Atlas Shrugged, comes the phrase "Who Is John Galt". Galt is the character who epitomizes the productive entrepreneur so fed up with the restrictions of the bureaucrats and corporatists that he decides to start a revolt of society's creators. In our current financial dilemma, Rand's theme has lead to the suggestion that productive citizens may only be able to survive by "Going Galt" and dropping out.
But how does one survive if one drops out of society, even for a short period? That's what this book is about, how to survive the upcoming economic collapse everyone knows is coming. What this book is not is anti-government, or anti-tax, or an anarchist cookbook, those are armchair discussions for the idle class. What "Going Galt" is about is surviving No Matter What Happens.
Are we headed towards a new Civil War II? This video explains where we are headed.:
Comments
Daxton Brown
2011-10-27
Thanks for visiting Futurnamics. We look forward to vigorous discussion.
pr
2011-12-27
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Accountant
2012-01-30
If you have a retirement account I suggest you look into the respective laws and determine if you can buy physical land. 10-15 acres as far away from a major metropolitan area. Plant fruit trees and develop cell paddocks to allow rotational grazing of sheep and goats. Obtain old farm equipment and learn Amish techniques. I am not Amish but those guys are right. I laugh when I see New Yorker elites paying Thousands for a hand crafted object or bottled food.
So what if we don't have a SHTF moment. You will still have a nice weekender!
