Michael Snyder points out whether it’s society descending into chaos or the high cost of living but many preparing for what’s to come

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Important Takeaways:

  • Hundreds of thousands of Americans are going “Off Grid” in anticipation of what is coming
  • As our society descends into chaos, vast numbers of people are choosing to pull the plug and walk away…
  • According to Reuters, it has been estimated that there are now approximately 20 million “preppers” in the United States…
  • There is a subset of that group that has decided that the best way to prepare is to go “off grid”.
  • It is being reported that “more than 250,000 people in the U.S.” have chosen to adopt such a lifestyle…
    • As energy costs and home prices continue to rise, more Americans are choosing to live off-grid. According to one estimate, more than 250,000 people in the U.S. have an off-grid lifestyle. While the potential cost savings are certainly attractive, technology and interest in tiny homes, shipping container homes and other energy-efficient housing alternatives are allowing families interested in sustainable lifestyles to move to off-grid living.
  • [Daily Mail reported]
    • A community of society-shunning Americans launched a survivalist haven in the Utah desert after finding themselves alienated from the modern world.
    • Hundreds of people have set themselves up to live off the land under ‘Operation Self-Reliance,’ feeling that getting off-the-grid is the solution to a crumbling culture.

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