Wow! We're going to be in a Great Depression once again. Watch. Start stocking up on food now while you can afford, get gasoline reserves for your house. This is certainly going to make me stock up on food while I can before shit hits the fan in a couple years.
And for the lady to just say, Pray... I feel so bad for her, because praying isn't going to get you anywhere, she needs to start helping herself and not feel helpless. This is how a depression can start, people feeling completely helpless.
California will go ape-shit if things don't get together.
[Makes a Survivor Check-List]
1.) Have a couple Shotguns & Ammunition [check]
2.) Buy a shit load of food to last 6 months. [check]
3.) Buy lots of clean water. [check]
4.) Have a bike. [Check]
5.) Have some money saved (if it'll even be worth anything). [check]