"Greek drivers lined up for gas at the few stations still open Friday as a customs strike against government austerity measures left many pumps running dry.
The fuel shortage was the first serious consequence of growing labor protests against the Socialist government's emergency spending cuts program, aimed at easing the debt crisis in Greece and shoring up market confidence.
Customs workers have extended their strike against salary freezes and bonus cuts through next Wednesday, when unions across Greece will hold a general strike that is set to bring the country to a standstill."
Yahoo Finance
This is what is coming to America. We are going to see the same sort of protests from unions and others as it finally becomes apparent to all that the country cannot pay its bills and will be forced to cut spending. When people laugh at those of us that are called "preppers" they need to understand that this is what we are preparing for. How long do you think it will take for the food to disappear from the shelves and the fuel from the gas station when the trucks aren't running? In some cases only a day.
So start to prepare for what is probably not all that far off. In the last week the government has started to put out news stories to the major media about spending cuts and tax increases, even going as far as to include Social Security and Medicare. The President is busy creating commissions and study groups to try and distract us from the inevitable. The Fed is showing the first signs of raising interest rates. Producer prices are on the rise while the cost of goods sold has been deflating. More jobs are being lost everyday. The Euro is on the verge of collapse. And to top it all off, it sure seems like the Obama administration is doing all they can to justify a war with Iran, most likely in hopes of saving the economy.
Ugly, ugly times are right around the corner. Start to prepare yourselves and your families while there is still some time left. When we start to collapse I think it will happen quickly and will come as a complete surprise to most. Try not to be caught in the wreck.
Remember, Greece is our future.
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Tom,
ReplyDeleteI hope you are wrong, but suspect you are correct.
I hope I'm wrong, too. I hope that the average American will do what we've always done; deal with it. I'm afraid however that as the economy starts to spin out of control groups on both the left and the right will see it as the opportunity they've been waiting for and find away to start problems that will lead to violence and an eventual suspension of our rights, which will never be returned to us.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping that average Americans see what is happening and refuse to participate. If we keep our powder drive and let the crazies do their thing without response we can get through this. That's why I believe it so important to prepare. If the good guys have enough supplies on hand to sit this out the nuts will either exhaust themselves or kill each other off.
I think the good guys will mostly need to watch the government and its reaction for that is where the real danger lies.