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In reply to the discussion: Reading between the lines, the government is preparing for doomsday. [View all]snappyturtle
(14,656 posts)are not to be denied.. Just this week I've read of areas where there are
extreme shortages of water. New Mexico and Texas was experiencing
it now. But, I think the climate problems are going to only be a part of
the problem.
I believe the world economy sucks. The U.S. did little to
rein in the banks. The rich are moving money and businesses off shore.
There are movements of the less than wealthy moving outside th U.S.
too. The down tick in jobless claims is good but CNBC reports that wages
and salaries are down...just a little...tenths of a percent, but we're all
ready so far behind in that department that I don't find much comfort
in more people are taking jobs that are paying less....plus the hit of
the increase in the payroll tax hurts. What about the value of the dollar?
The reports again today about the Fed and the whereabouts of the gold
is unsettling...well, to me anyway.
Put the climate and economic problems up against the backdrop of increased
surveillance, huge centers being built to house the info and a new satellite,
free speech 'zones' (what kind of crap is that?), the TSA covering more
venues, and the trend of militarizing the police, I think we have the
perfect storm. Then we've got those little gov't helpers: the Patriot Act, the
NDAA, etc. Yes, I think civil unrest could happen.