How will you survive.
 

Suppose there's a total economic meltdown and we're spiraled into a second great depression, but on a grander scale. How will you survive?

During the great depression, when the unemployment rate rose to over 19% an estimate of 12 to 15 million americans died from starvation within the first year. That was 10% of the US population that died... 21% of the total population were farmers.

Today, less than 2% of the population are farmers.. If we use the same 10%, that means 30 million americans will die..however, this number could be much higher considering the difference in the number of farmers we have as compared to 1929/1930s.

I have a decent sized backyard so I'll probably plant food crops. Maybe even get a goat or two for milk and cheese.

Hookers and blow!

I will be on the first plane outta dodge to my relatives overseas.

Which country are your relatives in?

I dont think it will get to that point....we are too strong of a nation unlike in 1930's

how will i survive? ill eat other humans if i have to...seriously

survival is my top priority over ethics morals and all of that

Hope it never gets to that ut plant some crops and live like to old days.

HOW .. will I survive... mm interesting ... using my survival instinct maybe? ... when shit happens the animal instinct takes over and screw everything else... and just like moeloubani said.. if I have to take a bite out of some random chick's tit I'll do it...

My Gigolo services are unmatched thus far.

Uhm... actually... I own a 10 acre ranch with a HUGE horse stall. I have Avacados, grapes, 30 dif variety of fruit trees, & a huge vegetable garden. My house has 2 fireplaces, I have enough wood for 2 years, a wood burning BBQ and outside fireplace and a well. I'm building a solar heated pool and my internet is via satelite and is $25 a month. I can do lighting, shoot photos & video, edit, perform and rent out my house as a filming location. I own 6 websites and I have enough content for them for a year.

So... I'll be fine.

until me and 3 black dudes steal ur shit :disgust

better get some guns!

Sorry, forgot to mention that I have 2 dogs and 2 more in training, a large gated fully enclosed 8 foot tall fence (Horse property allows 8 foot fences) and solid oak gate, 2 guns and 6 cameras with offsite video storage. Come over.

i am fully prepared to disappear into the wilderness, economic downfall even in the absolute worst case scenario won't stop me from survival...

in that case ill wrap myself up in sheets and shave my balls get in a basket ring your doorbell and hope you mistake me for an abandoned baby :1orglaugh

sounds like good living man and i hope i do get to come over one day and see all that, sounds fucking aaaaaaammmmmmmaaaaaaaazzzzzzzziiiiinnnnnnnnggggggg !!

Shave your balls??? Random. Overshare...

We'll all turn into cannibalism

We have been a civilized society so it won't get to that cannibalism theory. Man can always create new technologies to supply him his needs.

Ramon noodles..

I have 700 cans of baked beans in my basement

ahh, you weren't recording your horse stalls on October 7th at around 9-11pm were you?

if so, can you please give me a call....

i need that tape please...

You will have enough natural gas to fuel your car as well.

Your money did not disappear, it went into the pockets of the children of the devil, you'll simply have to take it back. Search other fiscal crisis in the past and you will find you answer.

Sounds like a plan... :pimp

It's not the 20's and 30's anymore, theres many nations that will bail us out if needed. Money is just an object man made as a bartering system, it will go down in value but its not like it can't be created in masses

Thank god or the dollar menu

God will provide. Pray to thee.

I will take what I need from those not strong enough to stop me.

A lot of people got rich during the great depression :)

I will survive on my good looks. :helpme

Ill be needing directions to your house. LOL

exactly :2 cents:

most of the companies in the dow got started during an economic downturn, for the first time in many years im talking to people that want to seriously work, people went lazy stale in the past few years, great time to start the search for motivated real people to work for you.

http://savannahnow.com/node/603549

see if you can find all the peeps from y2k :)

Things are definitely looking pretty bad.

I'm not above eating Ramen Noodles to survive. I went to college. That is pure college food.

well im glad I saved my y2k survival kit

It won't get to the despair stage again. The world can always figure something out.

If it did though I have one word for you: Guns.

And some people* in the world say gun owners are "retarded" :1orglaugh

(*most of whom live in countries that were invaded in the last century, go figure)

Worst comes to worst. I have two pieces of Proptery on the left coast of Mexico. We will plant and grow a good portion of our food and do what we have to.

By having lots of orgies

Maybe joining the local Militia is an option?

My overhead is low, so that makes things alot easier.

I'd do my own little wealth re-distribution Robin Hood style. Steal from the rich and give to the poor. I'd start with the richest first because they are the ones causing the problems to begin with.

coyote meat

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

5th year student now its not as bad, but I remember first year living in res, food card i bought at the beginning ran out, no money, no job, and going to Zellers and buying big boxes of Easy Mac microwavable craft dinner and it fed me and my buddies for weeks.

I had to apply for the store credit card and I bought them on credit

but if i could go back and change it i wouldnt change a thing!

I like your way of thinking.

thank God I have a very very very big backyard and enough resources to fight people of my home grown food if it comes to total chaos.

I will sing and dance for food. and teach Yoga for sex...