How Will The Economic Collapse Change Your Day-To-Day Life? (Part 1 of 2)

You are living in the collapse right now

The economic collapse has been talked to death by economists that use a lot bigger words than I do, however the reality of the situation is pretty simple. As a country (and as a people) we spend A LOT more than we make. When you cut out all the political grandstanding, misinformation and advanced economic theories from people with more degrees than common sense, it just boils down to the fact that as a country, we don’t make enough money to pay for all the stuff that society has demanded, on top of the complete and utter mismanagement of our tax revenue and debt by all forms of government.

Although a lot of blame can be laid at the feet of Washington for involving us in wars and conflicts that have nothing to do with our country or its security whatsoever, economic policies that are simply smoke screens for paying off political favors to special interest groups and outright political incompetence, the federal government is just a small piece of the collapse. The real blame has to spread much farther than that. Fingers can be pointed at state governments, local governments, and yes, as much as we all love to blame the politicians, a huge chunk of the blame has to be laid at the feet of the American public for evolving into the reactive, irresponsible and spend-happy nation that it is today.

Many people who write about the economic collapse make it out to be some sort of “event” that could “happen” at any time. Honestly, this is just pure fear mongering, with the intent (usually) of getting you to buy something. The funny thing is though, is that the real situation is a lot scarier than they’re making it out to be. The economic collapse isn’t “coming” we’re living in it right now. Government shut downs, entire cities going bankrupt, local government services only being open for 3-4 days out of the week, huge cuts to police and fire services, more and more restrictions placed on technological innovations and financial responsibility …the list goes on and on.

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