Recent content by thebluedog

It's possible that even the assault weapon ban in CA could be deemed to be unconstitutional because of the latest decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Scalia's opinion mentioned that citizens should be able to have the same type of rifles that our military uses. So...

I agree about stocking up food. And make it nutritiuos too! It's not smart to go out and buy $500 worht of canned food. Anyway, my main question is, why would you try to "get out of dodge"? Where would you go? Even in the case of an overnight complete collapse where the shtf big time, I...

I would never count on the FDIC. If banks continue to fail and can't be bought out by bigger institutions, the FDIC will be powerless. There is no way it can insure that much money. Don't count on them being able to give you anything. Just like insurance companies can go broke, so can the...

It's quite true that the s could htf. Even during the great depression though, with extremely high unemployment, extreme deflation, banks failing, etc. The s didn't really htf in the respect that normal life didn't completely end as we know it. I think the best planning for the worst case...

By the way, I'm sure most people on these forums have also heard of a book by Ron Paul's economic advisor, Peter Schiff. It's called "Crash Proof". That's definitely a good book too and focuses on how to protect your investments.

I recommend reading a book by Howard Ruff. I think it was just published in March of this year (2008). It's called: "How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years in the 21st Century". There is so much more to preparing for the upcoming hard years than just protecting against inflation, even...

Just curious, why junk silver? In my opinion (but I could be wrong and that's why I'm asking) I think that it will be much easier, in the case of the a complete collapse of the dollar, to barter with silver that is easily recognizable and stamped with it's weight and purity. I don't want to...

Remember that pre 1965 coins, sometimes referred to as "junk silver", are only 90% silver. Just like with anything else, you can buy them in bulk and get a better deal than if you buy them individually. Coins like the silver American Eagle or the Canadian Maple leaf are .999 fine silver and do...