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I am using a portion of my savings to prepare before things run dry. Some extra food, but mostly renovations or big ticket items. New sink and a bidet toilet, my first ever smartphone, physical cash in the form of Euros, a 24tb drive to prep for replacing my Windows OS with Linux, a gun club membership and ammo, ect.

Before Trump was a thing, I was planning on just sitting on my life savings and let it grow, only touching it when I hit 60 or 70. That is out the window, since odds are that Trump’s regime will kill me for being an progressive autistic. Fun times. 😩

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Man. Am I ever so fortunate to being a minimalist. Wtf is everyone buying all the time?

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think of shit people actually need.

band aids? China

Peroxide and Rubbing alcohol? China

gauze? China

IV tubing and equipment? China

This ain’t a, “I can’t buy fruitless shit anymore” kinda crisis.

It’s the big one, homie.

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So, is this not a wake up call for every country to not be reliant on one or do you believe everything should be made in China?

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I don’t believe our system with China was sustainable even before Trump. Can already stressed Americans handle high prices and no relief from their employers or government, and no stock for the next 10 years until we get manufacturing in gear, not that we will?

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Lol dummies

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I suspect many more Americans may actually start to feel feelings about Trump when they can’t participate in the great American pastime of buying more shit.

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Here’s hoping they instead realize they don’t need any of that shit.

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No bread, no circus. The first already happened a while ago, but losing the second shows a possible hilarious miscalculation from Trumps lot. The blowback is going to be interesting. Though I also worry it’s a way to force people out in the streets as they are laying the groundwork for unrest.

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soon have only about 7 weeks

I’ll soon buy a house in maybe up to about 6 months or more, possibly less. Give or take a few months. Definitely sometime around then. Or after. Or before.

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Right?! This thing will happen in “soon” + 7 weeks. What a worthless headline/statement.

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