What Can We Do to Save America?

What I am about to write is written with the intent to scare you into getting prepared for the tough times ahead. World markets are spinning out of control and when economies tank, goods and services skyrocket and become unavailable. Use this fear to motivate you to prepare for any calamity that might present itself. I have some good news for those who live in rural America close to agriculture and some not so good news for the masses that live in large cities void of agriculture.

I was raised on a dairy farm in Nevada. We raised crops and fed and milked our cows. We had a large garden each year where we enjoyed fresh vegetables. We had fruit trees and when we needed meat we butchered a cow, pig or chicken. We also had a flock of chickens and enjoyed fresh eggs. There is nothing quite like an ice-cold mason jar filled with fresh cows milk on a hot day with buttery corn on the cob, a lean steak and mashed potatoes with gravy. Those who have access to the earth and a water source will be able to provide for themselves if they have saved up seeds for planting and have some livestock for protein. 

Raising chickens has really taken off in urban America and is probably one of the only hopes for city dwellers to enjoy a daily egg or two. The problem is getting grain to feed them. There are literally billions of people in cities who depend on trucks to deliver the food they consume. Always consider worst-case-scenario and prepare for that while hoping for the best. City folk will need to rely on getting some dehydrated food storage. If the world slips into chaos then we are going to see a lot of hungry Americans looking for food. This can often be a problem for the self-reliant Americans who've laid up a food store.

This is where self-defense items come into play.  When the hordes of hungry Americans show up at your doorstep you have two choices. You can share your food with them or you can put a gun in their faces and try to defend your stores for your own. If you share your food it won't be long before you join the hordes, because you and yours will also be hungry. I think it's going to be a tough situation that will require some tough decisions. Those who have spent their money on food, shelter, clothing and water preparations will still have to defend these resources from those who havn't prepared. 

Also consider medical supplies, a mobile power source, water filtration, fuel, firewood, cooking supplies, batteries, hygiene, toiletries, a mobile shelter, winter clothing, sleeping bags, tools and the list goes on and on. A survival guide is a good item to tote along in your backpack. You might consider practicing fire starting using items other than matches and gasoline. I could write a book on all the things you can do to prepare yourself, but that's not my job. It's yours! Just do it before the moment of emergency arrives, because it will be too late for preparations when disaster strikes.

I wish I could tell you to save some money and keep that on hand, but if the course our country is heading doesn't change then I'm afraid paper money won't do any of us any good. It will be all about food, weapons, ammunition and useful supplies, tools and services that we'll use as currency to barter and trade with. I hate writing articles like this, because they remind me of post nuclear war movies. I don't want to have to experience any of the above conditions, but I'd rather be prepared for the worst then not be. I pray we all stand up and stop the corruption in our communities, cities, counties, states and federal government. 

Why are we still allowing the uncontrolled spending of our hard earned tax dollars? Why are we still allowing those who do it to get away with it? Who is going to stop them if we don't? They're not even spending the money where it's most needed like toward our national defense. No, instead they are spending it on their utopian entitlement programs where government takes care of every need of a persons everday life. There are millions of Americans who have worked for the government for so long that they have forgetten what it's like to work for themselves. They work to be paid by the private sectors tax dollars. 

The burden on our shoulders to bear the weight of all of the public sector jobs is killing us! I am all for military jobs. I'm all for the bare bones departments that administer the nuts and bolts of proven social nets, but I'm sick of the wanton waste and self-entitled hipocrisy from the professional political class that wants more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more. I'm greatful for those who seek public jobs to administer the policies, procedures, maintenance and construction and management of our communities, citities, counties, states and country, but not when they continue to bloat their budgets and increase their salaries to put themselves above the rest of us.

Our education system no longer turns out young adults ready to change the world with new ideas armed with the practical tools necessary to build businesses and pursue self-employment opportunities. Most of our media movies and shows have become so base and crass that the infection their garbage spews has poisoned our minds and made us dumb, lazy and without feeling. We've become numb to goodness and wholesomeness. We are no longer offended by perversion and immoral behavior in print and video formats. We can't afford to lose the value our previous generations have taught about the value of a human life.

The more I write the madder I get when I consider what is killing America. It's a disgusting feeling and every thought could be a title heading for an entire article. Funny how a focused mind begins cutting through the frill around the edges and goes straight to the heart of the problem. We have a lot of crap to cut through and nobody's going to do it unless We The People do. Right?