Reply #15: 3 days to a week.

[Javaman]

that's what some models predict.

Most people in the US don't have enough food on hand to feed themselves for longer than 3 days.

This, of course, is dependant upon the concept that all services suddenly stop. However, more than likely, it will be a massive run up in oil prices.

Personally, I'm predicting $100 oil by the end of the year and $150-175 by the end of next year.

It will be a slow (and sometimes fast) decline of services and support industries.

Like everything we do in this nation, since we never ever seem to plan for the long term, there will be panic. With panic comes violence. That is until people calm down or die.

If there is going to be a revolution in the US, it will be because of lack of gasoline for vehicles rather than the taking away of our rights. The patriot act already proved that.

The upshot of higher gas prices will be a "re-localization" of businesses. But that will take a while. In the mean time, the world will see yet another depression.

When the US fails, the world will collapse. That's why other nations are trying to replace the US dollar with something else.

But trying to come up with a new elephant when all you have is ants, is going to be a challenge to say the least.