Reply #8: national level? [View All]

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"something were to happen on a national level"

Maybe I would get this if I had read The Stand. What do you mean something happening on an national level? I can't imagine evacuating the entire nation.

Everything has trade-offs. Anyone living in an big city should now that one of the trade-offs they have accepted is that they can't count on being able to get out quickly if something bad happens.

Here's another one I've been thinking about. Even if the city itself was fine, any major city would become very unpleasant very quickly if it was cut off from transportation for long. How long would New York stay habitable, even if the city itself was pristine, if no food, water, electricity, or gasoline was coming in?