Congressman Ron Paul Addresses The Collapse of the Dollar and the Aftermath

Asa you listen to Congressman Paul speak, this of this. You cannot prevent natural disasters or the collapse of the dollar. But if you can control your own food supply. With food you can makes choices. Without food, you are subject to someone else making decisions for you.



Aesop’s Fable - The Grasshopper and the Ants

Disney's 1934 Animated Version

Unlike Disney's version of the story, the grasshopper died in the original fable. Perhaps Disney considered the children who would see this video and decided to change the ending. In Disney's version of the fable, the ants share their food with the grasshopper and so the cartoon version has a happy ending.

The way Aesop told it, the Grasshopper found itself dying of hunger in winter,  while it saw the ants distributing corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. They did not share their food.

Then the Grasshopper knew… It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.

“Dying” is a hard way to learn a lesson in self-reliance.

In either case, the lesson is clear.  Throughout the ages, wise men have always stored food.  Why? . . .

. . . Because “Winter” Always Comes!

"I heard the warnings, but ignored them..."

We just didn't expect it and didn't prepare for it. I thought, how could it happen here?" That is what one man told reporters in the aftermath of the hurricane that cut off a dozen small towns in Vermont from the outside world.



With roadways destroyed, no electricity or phone service, people are left on their own until food, water and medicine can be airlifted to them. The storm left thousands of people without electricity, spoiling what perishable food they may have had in now un-refrigerated refrigerators.

In Rochester, people could be seen from helicopters standing in line outside a grocery store. The town's restaurants and a supermarket were giving food away rather than let it spoil.

I also heard a news report that stated people are relying now on their vegetable gardens for food, harvesting what they can to eat. That's good if you happen to have a garden, but many households do not.

The point is Hurricane Irene illustrates perfectly why people need to store food reserves for emergencies. Not just any ole food but dehydrated whole meals packaged in oxygen proof, Mylar containers. Food preserved in this manner will last 15 years or longer and keep 92% of its nutritional value. Keeping this kind of food tucked away is every one's best insurance against unforeseen events like Hurricane Irene.

I understand why people do not store food reserves. They do not store food because losing access to food is beyond their comprehension. They do not store food because doing so acknowledges the reality of a very real danger and fear they'd rather not think about.

In the end, it will not be government that saves us from disasters, it will be ourselves.