Prepared for the Dollar Collapse? Then you are prepared for Ebola.

We write regularly about the collapse of the dollar and the US economic system. We spend less time on possible epidemics and other issues, but what we’ve found throughout the years is that preparing for the collapse of a currency is very much like preparing for an ebola outbreak or other epidemic.

There’s a lot of disinformation when it comes to ebola, but surviving such an outbreak comes down to certain fundamentals. For one, don’t trust your government.  Individuals generally let their spirit be broken and turn to government because they perceive government is somehow better at solving problems than individuals spontaneously self-organizing. Many individuals don’t ever look at the people put in charge of keeping them safe. If they did that more often, they wouldn’t feel nearly as secure as they do.

One does not need to look any further than the White House Homeland Security adviser Lisa Monaco, who was recently discussed as possibly being named the person in charge of coordinating the government’s response to the Ebola outbreak.  Or as many in the government have put it, the “Ebola Czar”.  Forgetting for a moment that the word “czar” originally came from the word “Caesar” (which makes sense since the US is today’s Rome) and that it used to be a term for Russian monarchs (which also makes sense since the US is also going the way of the Soviet Untion),  she has no professional medical expertise. Earlier this month she assured the public that the government would have no trouble stemming the tide of Ebola.

“We know how to do this, and we will do it again,” Monaco said at a press briefing.

She was speaking like a president in no time.

“It’s very important to remind the American people that the US has the most capable health-care system and the most capable doctors in the world, bar none,” she said.  Which may or may not be true and is certainly debatable… but the point is that those most “capable doctors” are the result of the private market… one in which she appears to be taking some sort of credit for.

Ultimately, Monaco did not get the job. Another, even more inexperienced individual got it: Ron Klain. How will Ron save you from ebola? Well, he might not be too sure, but he at least has some lawyer and political experience, so everything will probably be just fine.

It’s quite interesting to take note that most of the US government’s response so far has been to send troops to Africa, SWAT teams to hospitals and hire non-medical people more experienced with controlling populations than with any medical experience.  It looks more like the US war machine is going to war both abroad and at home on a virus (more on that below). 

Getting back to the ways of the government, putting inexperienced people in positions of high authority is one of the things government does best. Just look at Belgium’s “health” minister.

Now, we are not saying that she shouldn’t be considered for the welfare job position (she is paid from extorting others) of using violent force (government) to make sure they are healthy by macro-managing their lives.  What we are saying is that if Gold’s Gym were to hire their VP of BodyBuilding, she would likely be pretty quickly glossed over for the job.  But, that’s the problem with the private/free market, isn’t it? That’d be inequality!   

Americans should feel quite comfortable amid an ebola epidemic, as their media has ensured they are prepared.

Ebola In American Media

Media has made much to do about the ebola virus and how the world is unprepared. Perhaps politicians and bureaucrats can get some ideas from Hollywood. The Ebola virus has been on the US’s mind for a long time, as can easily be demonstrated by reviewing the media in recent history.

The 1995 film Outbreak follows an Ebola-like virus breakout starting in a small town in California. The primary settings in the film are government disease control centers USAMRIID and CDC.

The movie raised various “what-if” questions, as major media outlets discussed what the government would do in a real-life outbreak, and if the CDC had plans to prevent a real life outbreak. Just a few months after the film’s release, a real-life outbreak of the Ebola virus ravaged Zaire.

Kara Bosworth, an actress from the movie, is shocked by the recent ebola outbreak.  Her advice? “Just stay away from sick people.”  But if you watch the trailer for the movie it is very clear that, in their portrayal, an epidemic results in a massive police and martial law rollout.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, published in 1998, featured bad guys who were a bunch of hardcore environmentalists who also founded/operate a Big Pharma-type corp that develops an enhanced version of ebola that can be spread in the air…the initial release of the virus was supposed to occur “naturally”, with a “vaccine” as a second phase mass delivery vector.  Slime (Time) Magazine put together in 2011 this nice list of epidemic movies, which you might enjoy now. (since all you’ll get on mainstream media is ebola hyperbole)

Back in reality, everybody is dealing with the ebola coverage in their own way. Many are even awake to the possibility that there may be more here than meets the eye.

Many have laughed at Chris Brown for making this tweet, but his thought is not at all  unprecedented. The Tuskegee experiment was just one of many US government operations in which US citizens were given a virus for “studies”.  This from Wikipedia on Tuskegee:

The Tuskegee syphilis experiment was an infamous clinical study conducted between 1932 and 1972 by the U.S. Public Health Service to study the natural progression of untreated syphilis in rural African American men who thought they were receiving free health care from the U.S. government.

So you can’t put it past the government to infect its own citizens with viruses and diseases. In fact, maybe the government is even hinting at that themselves. In the following video, you will hear a government spokesperson refer multiple times, not to an ebola outbreak, but to the ebola “attack.” 

If it is an ebola “attack”, the government and the so-called “Fourth Branch” of government – the media – have done a fantastic job over the decades getting Americans ready. 

How To React To Ebola And The Panic

As we’ve stated numerous times we still don’t know how real this threat is.  What we do know is that this has all the trimmings of, at the very least, a hoax in many respects.

The reason we haven’t given our perspective on how to prepare for this being a real disaster in the past is because all of the advice we have been giving here for years to survive the collapse of the US dollar and The End Of The Monetary System As We Know It (TEOTMSAWKI) is all the same whether it is for TEOTMSAWKI or ebola.

We have advised, already, to get out of major population centers in the US.  We’ve also advised to just get completely out of the US as we see nothing good coming to that area for the coming years and believe it will be ground zero for the financial, monetary and economic collapse.  If ebola hits in a real way, the system will come crashing down shortly thereafter.

We’ve advised to always have some cash on hand in case the banks/ATMs close, always have some precious metals on hand in case fiat currencies become worthless due to hyperinflation and we’ve advised to have at least a few months worth of food, water and supplies in your house in case the economic system comes to a screeching halt and grocery stores become emptied in a matter of hours and advised to grow more of your own food and become self-sufficient.

In fact, all of our five Killer B’s are the same for TEOTMSAWKI as they would be for ebola.  

Bullion.
Have precious metals both on hand and internationally diversified (see our special report, Getting Your Gold Out Of Dodge for more on that)

Bitcoin.  If the police state cracks down in the event of TEOTMSAWKI or an ebola outbreak (real or imagined) you may not even want to leave your house for a while making it tough to transact for things you want or need… in this case, bitcoin may come in handy even if just to transact on things globally, especially if an ebola epidemic causes the economy to crash which will assuredly cause banks to collapse.

Bullets.  We are expecting societal collapse in the West during TEOTMSAWKI and the same goes with ebola.  If there is a real epidemic then economic activity will come to a near halt.  Most people in the US are living paycheck to paycheck and are not at all prepared for anything like this.  So, it’s good to have armaments on hand to protect yourself and your family from those who, unfortunately, were not aware of what is going on in the world.

Bud.  Medical marijuana is an excellent investment as it becomes legalized around the world.  In the event of an ebola outbreak it might not hurt to have some around the house, though, to chill out after a long day of fighting zombies.  Not to mention marijuana, especially the cannabis oil, has untold health benefits.

Being.  This, as we always say, is the most important.  Being prepared physically, mentally and spiritually for TEOTMSAWKI.  In the case of ebola it is even more important.  If you are still eating processed foods, fast food, not exercising, not getting enough sun and don’t have a positive mental attitude then your immune system is likely very weak.  It is very simple to have good health and your medical doctor will likely never tell you how but prescribe you more chemicals which treat your symptoms and make you even weaker.  

And we advised our subscribers to prepare for a lot of volatility, fear and panic in the markets a few weeks ago and advised them to invest in plays on that such as buying leveraged options on the Volatility Index (VIX) which has more than doubled already in the last few weeks.  With or without an ebola outbreak we think the markets are going to go through an incredible amount of volatility over the coming year so we are already prepared.

Conclusion

We still see the biggest risk of the current ebola mania in being the government’s response to it… more than the actual virus itself.

As we said above, if you are prepared for TEOTMSAWKI then you are already prepared for ebola and the potential police state that grows up around it.

Andrew Makarik

to@welovecostarica.com

Andrew Makarik is the main editor of WeLoveCostaRica, a fan of this sunny country. He is also a loving husband and a has a lovely daughter. By being a devoted family man and the biggest Costa Rica fan, he wants to make more people feel at home there. WeLoveCostaRica unites people and helps them find new home or a new travel destination. This website is a friendly community where everyone can find not only information, but also new friends and travel pals. Andrew is also passionate about IT and programming, so he himself maintains a friendly atmosphere in this cozy environment of WeLoveCostaRica.com.