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[Bob Waldrop <bob@bobwaldrop.net>]

If the currency collapses, the value of real estate denominated in said 
currency will also collapse.

If you think we are headed into an economic collapse, now might be a 
good time to get your money out of your house in a city.  However if it 
is on near-horizon, you won't have much time to establish yourself in a 
rural area.

You will almost certainly be better off maintaining your residence in 
the city with your existing networks of support.  In general, I expect 
that cities will do better during an economic collapse than rural 
areas.  Rural areas are already in an economic meltdown and if the rest 
of the economy goes, things will likely be worse in rural areas.

Bob Waldrop, OKC

On 8/16/2012 1:45 PM, Frances and David wrote:
> Food for thought here. Thank you.
> What I am wondering is how might real estate be affected.
> I have some very mixed feelings as someone interested in moving out of a
> lovely town residence and into a country homesteading scenario.
> Wondering how big a risk to sell one's home at this time.
> Of course, it's all just anybody's guess, but I have not seen anything much
> on this topic at all.
> Anyone?
> Thanks again for this interesting post, Toby.
> Best,
> Frances
>
>
> My bet is on a brief, extreme currency collapse (loss of faith in the
> dollar) rendering the dollar essentially worthless for a few months while
> things get sorted out. Put your wealth in things that are tangible. A
> currency collapse will wipe out the paper wealth of everyone with
> investments and a bank account--and disrupt commodities markets, which can
> disrupt food deliveries and make farmers plant more or less, depending. But,
> as in the USSR, Argentina, and lots of other places, currency collapses get
> repaired in a few months or, at worst, a year or two. You just have to plan
> to survive that, and adjust to the new system. It doesn't fall apart for
> long.
>
> The US is much more food secure than almost any other nation. We've got
> other things to worry about. Focus on what's likely, not on what scares you.
>
> Toby
> http://patternliteracy.com
>
>
> On Aug 15, 2012, at 12:57 PM, Marjory wrote:
>
> > Micheal,
> >
> > You are so right.
> >
> > Looks like of all the various scenarios, economic collapse is pretty
> > high on the list.  Doesn't matter which thing causes it though ....
> > food and water will become paramont.  Thos who have any knowledge at all
> > will be called to teach, share, give.  I am doing what I can to
> > prepare.  Hope everyone else is too.
> >
> > Marjory
> >
> >
> > On 7/4/2012 1:31 PM, Michael Pilarski wrote:
> > > Several years ago I read a news report that the US had just changed from
> > > being a net exporter of agricultural products to a net importer.  We now
> > > import more value of ag imports than value of ag exports.
> > >
> > > Now bearing in mind that currencies are manipulated and that the
> > > currencies of exporting countries in Africa, South America, etc are kept
> > > low in comparison to dollars and euros, that the situation is probably
> > > worse than officially stated.
> > >
> > > Bearing in mind that in the event of a dollar collapse there would be a
> > > lot less oil, food and other imports coming into the US.
> > >
> > > Bearing in mind that when the Soviet Union collapsed that their
> > > industrial food production dropped 80% and that home gardens had to pick
> > > up the slack.
> > >
> > > We should have plans laid for what to do in such an eventuality.  Some
> > > years back I proposed that in such a crisis that all permaculturists
> > > should undertake train the trainers programs in their neighborhood to
> > > vastly increase local food production using local resources and
> > > permaculture (and regular gardening) techniques.
> > >
> > > Michael Pilarski
> > >
> > > --- On Wed, 7/4/12, Marjory<forestgarden@gvtc.com>  wrote:
> > >
> > > From: Marjory<forestgarden@gvtc.com>
> > > Subject: [permaculture] The US is no longer food self-reliant?
> > > To: "permaculture"<permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > > Date: Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 10:40 AM
> > >
> > > Hi Everyone,
> > >
> > > I just had this grim realization.
> > >
> > > This blows up that 'Bread Basket To The World" story.
> > >
> > > With very few exceptions, every bite of every American meal comes from
> > > big Ag.  And big Ag just coulndn't produce without massive amounts of
> > > oil and natrual gas.
> > >
> > >   From Wikipedia, the US imports about 65% of the oil it uses.
> > >
> > > So could the US produce enough food to feed it's population without
> > > imported oil?  It doesn't look likely.
> > >
> > > I know each of us is all about change towards local sustainability, but
> > > as it stands /today/, the US is *not food self-reliant.*
> > >
> > > Is there some problem with the logic here?
> > >
> > > The US does export about 15%-20% of the biggest crop it produces -
> > > corn.  But we also import a lot of other food stuffs (fruits and
> > > vegetables)  The US is not really a big net exporter.
> > >
> > > Am I missing something here...
> > >
> > > Marjory
> > >
> > >
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