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What a complete social and economic collapse might look like in America. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2020 OP
I read this article over the weekend JustAnotherGen Sep 2020 #1
Looks like a shit hole country to me. Nt raccoon Sep 2020 #2

JustAnotherGen

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1. I read this article over the weekend
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 01:03 PM
Sep 2020

The proximity between 'have and have not' is very close. We have a true inability in this country to understand that the 'consumer' is the economy. If the consumer does not have the ability to consume the most basic things -

Shelter, food, clothing, medical care they can afford, water, electricity -


Everything falls apart.

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