In 1929 the option of "going back" to the family farm was still very real...and many people did just that...
But the family farm is extinct now for almost everyone... It really didn't survive the 60s...!
Except, of course, when Republicans are trying to cancel the estate taxes on Billionaires estates... Then suddenly we are a nation of "family farmers!!
All Mom and Pop shuckin' corn on the back porch in bib overalls...with one strap hangin' lose!
What Americans can do to survive the Greatest Depression...is to drop out of the cash economy as much as possible...
People in Asia do this a lot... There is really a "shadow economy" in Asia of small markets for ordinary people...while the elites go to the glitzy malls for Prada and Gucci....
So...you need a little meat in your stir fry...? Catch a pigeon or rat...or even a DOG...! Is there a cookbook for Dog...? Yet...
Buy beans and rice by the 50 lb bag... Cook from scratch...if you are a large family... Learn how Granny used flower for every meal...! Even now the vegetarian diet is very much cheaper than buying food pre-packaged...or canned...
Asians drive motor scooters now...rarely bikes...its the "family car"...
The old joke among Expats is : What's the most people you've ever seen on a motor scooter... Answer:Usually 5...mom dad and the three small kids...the little one standing up on the seat behind dad... It takes less room to stand!
Looks dangerous...but they seem to make it...or at least the accidents are not reported widely...
SO GET A SCOOTER...!
Unfortunately...we have harsh winters here...but just dress for the weather... During the monsoon...Thais know how to drive their scooters with umbrellas up...!
AMERICANS CAN LEARN THESE THINGS...AND THEY WILL HAVE TO...TO SURVIVE THE GREATEST DEPRESSION...SOON TO BE MADE WORSE BY THE ROMNEY ELECTION....
