*Well I gotta admit the economy ain't in the greatest shape it's been in for the last 30 years or so. I'm only 65 and have never seen it this bad.*
Wow. I hadn't read about the copper caper at Lake City. Unbelievable. I'm not one to monger conspiracy theories, but I hadn't thought about the possibility of using the Federal procurement system to keep ammo inaccessible. That would definitely be a work-around.
I'd say the economy was significantly worse under Jimmy Carter than it is now. Double digit unemployment, interest rates in 20% range, rampant inflation, *real* gas shortages complete with rationing, US hostages held for 444 days as we sat on our thumbs, the USSR on the rise. Let's put it this way - money markets were paying 13% or more and mortgage rates were 18% and higher.
Am I the only one that remembers this stuff? Was it all hallucinations brought on by my "Pink Floyd and Cheetos" lifestyle back then?
Wow. I hadn't read about the copper caper at Lake City. Unbelievable. I'm not one to monger conspiracy theories, but I hadn't thought about the possibility of using the Federal procurement system to keep ammo inaccessible. That would definitely be a work-around.
I'd say the economy was significantly worse under Jimmy Carter than it is now. Double digit unemployment, interest rates in 20% range, rampant inflation, *real* gas shortages complete with rationing, US hostages held for 444 days as we sat on our thumbs, the USSR on the rise. Let's put it this way - money markets were paying 13% or more and mortgage rates were 18% and higher.
Am I the only one that remembers this stuff? Was it all hallucinations brought on by my "Pink Floyd and Cheetos" lifestyle back then?