Bird Flu, Drought and Pending Economic Crisis

If you are paying attention there are numerous situations happening all over the world all at once. It is a pretty common occurrence that crises must be juggled and reporting of one is always pushed back for the newest event or the one with the most local impact.

I want to focus on three that are happening right now in the United States that could be concerning:

In several states including Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Nebraska are having an emergency over the H5N2 strain of bird flu. while there is no food safety risks for humans the outbreak is taking a financial toll on the industry and egg and poultry shortages are certainly expected.

In California they are having a major drought. Lake Meade which supplies much of California as a water source is now at the lowest since the dam was built. farms and orchards in California are suffering and in many areas crops have not even been planted since there is no water available to help them grow. California is a major source of food growing in the united states. Any shortages there must be made up in other areas and will drive food costs up.

If you have ever attended or watched an out of control "Black Friday Sales" event you have seen people at their worst...simply to save a few dollars on items they really don’t even need. If you watched the recent riots in Baltimore you saw looting at its near worst. It was rioting and looting purely for the sake of it. It was not a survival situation.

Our national debt as of this morning was $18.2 TRILLION. We ALL know that this is not sustainable. We all know that our economy is fragile and a house of cards. All it will take is one or two small events and we could be in a major crisis. Compound that with the availability of food resources and you can see the situation is not good. The only real question is how long can things last the way they are. It certainly does not look like anyone in DC is working to improve the financial situation.

This is why it is important to prepare. Do you have a plan if there is a food shortage or if food prices become unbearable? Do you have a plan if the country’s infrastructure takes a hit from an event or economic collapse? How will you make sure your family has the resources to make it through such a crisis.

Ignoring these situations will not make them go away or make them better. Wouldn’t you rather be proactive, take charge and at least try ensure your families sustainability?

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