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3. The black market with masks and medical equipment could be a possibility.

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Fri Apr 17, 2020, 06:48 PM

Apr 2020

He tends to accuse others of the exact same thing he is doing.

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Food will get scarce. Depression and inflation are coming. [View all] lostnfound Apr 2020 OP

Trumpcession. gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #1

+100000 roamer65 Apr 2020 #56

California won't starve, that's for sure. roamer65 Apr 2020 #2

25% of US produce is grown here in CA. stopbush Apr 2020 #4

I would like to see us in MI adopt the Canadian dollar as legal tender. roamer65 Apr 2020 #5

good luck selling that Celerity Apr 2020 #8

Better than a worthless US dollar. roamer65 Apr 2020 #16

Hyperinflation is not coming, the USD is the world's reserve currency, plus the main exchange Celerity Apr 2020 #21

Not for much longer. roamer65 Apr 2020 #24

So you are saying that the USD will no longer be the global reserve currency? Celerity Apr 2020 #29

The exchange rate Disaffected Apr 2020 #23

I have massive doubts that a dual legal tender system is going to be set up in Michigan or elsewhere Celerity Apr 2020 #25

It already defacto exists in Canada. roamer65 Apr 2020 #26

Not really. Disaffected Apr 2020 #30

I pay that way all the time in Windsor, Ontario. roamer65 Apr 2020 #32

OK, Disaffected Apr 2020 #34

The Canadian dollar is not legal tender in the US, nor can I see it becoming so unless there Celerity Apr 2020 #31

Agreed Disaffected Apr 2020 #27

fema will seize it and send it to red states...... n/t getagrip_already Apr 2020 #9

not when there's a Democrat in the WH. Grasswire2 Apr 2020 #14

I'm trying not to dream happy thoughts...... ;) getagrip_already Apr 2020 #40

Unless you have another bad drought year NickB79 Apr 2020 #12

Transcontinental water pipelines not fooled Apr 2020 #47

The energy required to pump water over the Rockies is impossible NickB79 Apr 2020 #51

No one is touching the Great Lakes. tritsofme Apr 2020 #66

Exactly. The key is economic power. Those places that have it will get all they need. Blue_true Apr 2020 #39

Import from where? dixiegrrrrl Apr 2020 #64

The black market with masks and medical equipment could be a possibility. badhair77 Apr 2020 #3

Projecting/falsely accusing others. Same for his followers, supporters and handlers. n/t MarcA Apr 2020 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Apr 2020 #20

We have not begun to consider the finanical ramifications of this crises nor is it applicable. jimlup Apr 2020 #6

I agree that the market is wrong. Grasswire2 Apr 2020 #15

Yes jimlup Apr 2020 #19

I have been remembering watching how the Walton family lived in the 30s (on TV) Grasswire2 Apr 2020 #35

yes jimlup Apr 2020 #44

Inflation never happens w depressions. Deflation does. In depression cash is king & assets cheap.nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #10

Except for food, right? Everyone needs food, and there won't be enough. lostnfound Apr 2020 #11

Hyperinflationary depressions do happen. roamer65 Apr 2020 #17

gold and silver prices Celerity Apr 2020 #22

I predict $2000 by years end. roamer65 Apr 2020 #28

I can absolutely see 2000 USD per ounce prices. nt Celerity Apr 2020 #33

I definitely hope so. roamer65 Apr 2020 #36

It also happened in post WWI Germany, the main reason why Hitler rose to power. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #41

Thank you! roamer65 Apr 2020 #55

No. It was the Depression that brought Hitler to power, *not* the inflation... First Speaker Apr 2020 #59

Hitler used the resentment to the Treaty of Versailles to gain power. roamer65 Apr 2020 #60

Correct. Blue_true Apr 2020 #63

I believe that Ivana Trump said COVID-45 had a copy of My New Order readily available. roamer65 Apr 2020 #67

Somehow I find it hard to consider Zimbabwe or Venezuela PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #49

How did Venezuela get where it is now? roamer65 Apr 2020 #50

How much of their economy was dependent on oil? PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #53

Ours is a lot more dependent than it used to be. roamer65 Apr 2020 #54

Yes, but our economy is far more diverse TexasBushwhacker Apr 2020 #65

I don't think you are far off. In fact you might be a bit optimistic. MLAA Apr 2020 #13

Depression causes deflation. farmers who are destroying crops and not sending them to food Demsrule86 Apr 2020 #18

Not surprised...been preparing for it somewhat. Nt jmg257 Apr 2020 #37

BS. Blue_true Apr 2020 #38

I live in a coastal city in Connecticut with a poverty rate of 28%. femmedem Apr 2020 #42

There are exceptions, but coastal cities are wealthier. Blue_true Apr 2020 #43

I agree. Eko Apr 2020 #45

Witnessing recently some bizarre behavior. Off the rails ALBliberal Apr 2020 #46

If unemployment hits 20% Mr.Bill Apr 2020 #48

the last 3.5 years show us all that anything is possible, that's for sure. NRaleighLiberal Apr 2020 #52

At the least it's going to get worse. Joinfortmill Apr 2020 #57

And to think that some of the complete fools on other sites... thenelm1 Apr 2020 #58

40% of the food we grow in "normal" times ends up in landfills. meadowlander Apr 2020 #61

Thank you. That's reassuring and good logic.nt lostnfound Apr 2020 #62

Update on food supply lostnfound Apr 2020 #68