I would add to this list guns and ammunition. If it ever comes down to a real emergency, natural or man made, you may have to rely on wild game, home grown fruits and vegetables plus be able to defend you and your family.

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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Live Sovereign: How to Stockpile Food to Prepare for the Unthinkable

Dear A-Letter Reader,

Stroll down any aisle at your local grocery store on an average day and you’ll likely see thousands of items of all kinds made by any number of producers. Many times there are six or eight brands of the same item. And they come in all sizes.

But even though store shelves are currently full, there may soon come a time when that is not the case…

As the U.S. Federal deficit grows beyond the current historic levels there will come a time when a correction comes. A devaluing of the dollar has already begun. It will be followed by inflation that could become so severe that food and other necessities become unaffordable or unattainable.

It is happening right now in Latvia, where the government’s current budget deficit is estimated to be about 12 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), according to the International Heritage Tribune.

So as the Latvian government cuts wages and spending in order to bring down its deficit and qualify for a bailout from the International Monetary Fund, “Austerity is rippling down the social hierarchy, as the affluent cancel vacations, middle-class people fret about social descent, and Dickensian scenes of destitution multiply,” the Tribune says.

Many of the people there can simply no longer afford to feed themselves.

Currently, the U.S. is running a budget deficit of about 13 percent of GDP and spending almost $2 for every $1 it takes in. It doesn’t take a Pythagoras to understand that math like that doesn’t add up.

So if you want to prepare yourself for Latvian-type circumstances and ensure your family has food to weather such a storm, you need to begin stockpiling food and water now. And even if you don’t believe things in the U.S. can get that bad, it’s a good idea to have some food and water stored in the event of a natural disaster that affects the food and water supply for a short time.

You should always keep on hand at least a three-day supply of food.

It’s easy to stockpile a few cans of meats, soups and vegetables, as well as some rice and grains, to get you through a short-term emergency. You can do this by buying a few extra things each time you go to the grocery store. Remember, canned foods have a shelf-life of about two years, so rotate your stock.

For longer-term situations, planning in advance can save you from tremendous hardship when catastrophe strikes. To prepare, you should have a good stockpile of both canned and freeze-dried foods. All canned soups, fruits, vegetables and meats should be kept in a dry, cool space.

Be smart with your planning and purchasing and you can accumulate food that will sustain you for a long time at very little cost. But, don’t gather things your family will not eat. Oatmeal, Ramen noodles and Bisquick are great things to have on hand in an emergency, and they aren’t expensive. Plus, don’t forget to add commonly used spices, which help to make any food more palatable.

Freeze-dried foods and military style Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) are convenient types of foods to have on hand for emergencies. They are available from outdoor supply stores, survivalist stores and via the Internet. There are various types of MREs that can be purchased in kits with quantities to feed families for up to a year.

Warehouse stores like Costco sell freeze-dried emergency food kits in plastic buckets with as many as 275 servings for about $85. That would be enough to feed a family of four for three weeks.

When buying these pre-packaged meal kits, be sure you compare the packages for list of meals and ingredients included before making your purchase. Some tend to scrimp on their offerings and provide just enough to survive but not enough for a hearty, filling meal.

How much food should I save?
You can never have too much food set aside for a crisis because you can’t know ahead of time what the crisis will be or how long it will last. Will a three-day supply be enough? One week? A month? Three? A year?

You hope it doesn’t have to last long, but you never know. So it’s best to start small and work from there. And start with a definite plan.

There are several things to consider. How many are in your family? How many additional people would you bring under your roof? What is the nature of the crisis – natural disaster, terrorist attack, economic collapse or fuel shortage?

Get started by securing a three-day supply. If you are feeding a family of four for three days you will need to plan on three breakfast meals, three lunches and three dinners.

The main point is to prepare. That way, if the U.S. should turn into a Latvia – or a 19th century London – you won’t find yourself on a diet of meager meals, scraping to get by.

Yours in Liberty,

Bob Livingston

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Bob Livingston is the editor of The Bob Livingston Letter and Personal Liberty Digest. Bob has published a newsletter for 40 years and has devoted much of his life to research and the quest for truth on a variety of subjects including health issues such as natural alternatives to drugs, as well as issues of privacy (both personal and financial), asset protection and the preservation of freedom

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Editor's Corner:

Teeing Off on Obama’s
Cynicism, Hypocrisy

By Ashish Advani

Back when we were in school studying the Government, we were taught about the three arms of the Government - Judiciary, Legislative and Executive. And we signed up for Democracy, Free Markets and Capitalism, banking on the fact that each arm will enact legislation independent of influence from each other and this will be a Government For the People, By the People.

But yesterday, the head of the covert, secretive 4th arm of the Government was rewarded for subverting the essence of democracy.

Ben Bernanke has essentially hijacked the independence of the Government by taking advantage of an unknown provision within the Federal Reserve Charter. But I do not say that Ben Bernanke has acted alone in this. In cahoots with the Treasury and the White House Administration, he expanded the Federal Reserve Balance Sheet and printed money without restraint. He has been able to use a provision, which states that in cases of unusual circumstances, the Federal Reserve has the power to print money and increase money supply without approval of the Congress.

And to add insult to injury, Obama rewarded this unchecked behavior by giving this man another four years at the helm.

The public is being conned by statements touting Bernanke's studies of the Depression era and how he has "rescued" the U.S. economy in its most dire moments. However, not enough light is being shone on the fact that the the Federal Reserve Balance Sheet has more than doubled in the past 10 months, the highest rate of expansion ever. And this indiscriminate creation of money out of thin air is to continue for years to come.

Balance Sheet Explosion

The Congressional Budget Office has announced that we are headed towards another decade of further deficits. We are going to see deficits each year for the next 10 years. The current Government has decided to take an approach that they are going to meddle and fix all that ails the United States.

This means that we will see more meddling and more "rescues" to come. And this will require more money, which we clearly do not have. And that is why the President needed a drunk Federal Reserve Chairman ready to come to the rescue.

And that is the reason why Bernanke was re-appointed.

What had me hopping mad yesterday while the President (our new cheerleader) was on TV, I saw a headline flashing on CNBC, stating that Bernanke was always a proponent of an "Open and Transparent" Federal Reserve.

At the risk of sounding like Ron Paul, this is completely the opposite of what Beranake has been so far. There has been complete secrecy of the Fed's operations. The Bill to Audit the Federal Reserve and its actions was stopped cold in the Senate on July 9th using procedural grounds.

Oh! Don't we love politicians who speak from both sides of their mouth?

The honest truth folks is that Obama does not want any checks and balances on the nation's check book. He wants to retain the ability to print as much money as his mis-guided policy desires.

I feel like creating my own printing press in my garage too! Difference is if I did that, I would go to jail while Bernanke is being lauded as the "savior" of the U.S. economy.

I am continuing to sell U.S. Dollars as its imminent demise has now been give a strong boost by the reappointment of Ben Bernanke.

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