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Post by avordvet on Apr 20, 2017 14:18:07 GMT -5
What's Your Plan B?by Tyler Durden, Apr 17, 2017 11:30 PM, Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Many people are unaware of the fragility of the supply chains that truck in food, fuel and all the other commodities of industrialized comfort to cities. As a general rule, there are only a few days of food and fuel in a typical city, and any disruption quickly empties existing stocks. (Those interested in learning more might start with the book When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation.) Most residents may not realize that the government’s emergency services are actually quite limited, and that a relatively small number of casualties/injured people (for example, a few thousand) in an urban area would overwhelm services designed to handle a relative handful of the millions of residents. Authorities can call up the National Guard to maintain order, but the government isn’t set up to provide food and fuel to millions of people stranded by a natural disaster or a "Black Swan" (unexpected disruption). www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-17/whats-your-plan-b
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