03-07-2013, 03:42 AM
Trooper Wrote:We have a number of things going on. 1) government purchases are huge, for the moment. That takes a lot of the product. 2) speculators who are buying everything hoping to make a profit. 3) large speculators, who for some reason seem to be rich democrats (maybe tipped off that that this was coming), are buying whole production runs. Either they are hoping to make big profits (3X) or they are stockpiling.
There are people everywhere who won't admit it in a casual conversation but they are stocking up on ammo like never before.... we are a country preparing for war. Sorry if you don't like that but the fed agencies are and civilians are alike.
Here's link to a youtube "prepper" that is discussing this issue, who I actually am a fan of. This is just one example that demonstrates the mindset of the patriots in this country, who do not want to see any type of armed conflict, but are preparing just in case. I am not a doom and groom kind of guy, but when you look around and see how this country has diminished in the last 10 years and extrapolate that into the future another 10 years, things cannot remain status quo without some kind of fundament transformation to our society.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LQgKB0NnOo
Here are a couple of interesting data points that relate to yesterday's news of the DOW reaching a high. This is a comparison of economic factors of now verses the last time the DOW reached this level.
•Dow Jones Industrial Average: Then 14164.5; Now 14164.5
•Regular Gas Price: Then $2.75; Now $3.73
•GDP Growth: Then +2.5%; Now +1.6%
•Americans Unemployed (in Labor Force): Then 6.7 million; Now 13.2 million
•Americans On Food Stamps: Then 26.9 million; Now 47.69 million
•Size of Fed's Balance Sheet: Then $0.89 trillion; Now $3.01 trillion
•US Debt as a Percentage of GDP: Then ~38%; Now 74.2%
•US Deficit (LTM): Then $97 billion; Now $975.6 billion
•Total US Debt Outstanding: Then $9.008 trillion; Now $16.43 trillion
•US Household Debt: Then $13.5 trillion; Now 12.87 trillion
•Labor Force Participation Rate: Then 65.8%; Now 63.6%
•Consumer Confidence: Then 99.5; Now 69.6
•S&P Rating of the US: Then AAA; Now AA+
•VIX: Then 17.5%; Now 14%
•10 Year Treasury Yield: Then 4.64%; Now 1.89%
•USDJPY: Then 117; Now 93•EURUSD: Then 1.4145; Now 1.3050
•Gold: Then $748; Now $1583
•NYSE Average LTM Volume (per day): Then 1.3 billion shares; Now 545 million shares
Jim Cramer's response was quoted as saying, "we all know it's going to end badly, but in the meantime we can make some money."
How does this relate to ammo rumors?
Well... "The Dow Hits An All-Time High! Translation: A Bubble Is Always Biggest Right Before It Bursts" (Michael Snyder)
http://www.infowars.com/the-dow-hits-an-...it-bursts/
I’m not saying people are going to riot in the street and put ammo supplies in action if there is a financial meltdown. I am saying that there is a lot of concern on the street and ammo stocking brings stability in several ways; as a kind of check and balance to abuse of powers, it brings a certain level of reassurance and self reliance where people can protect and lookout for themselves in the event of a societal breakdown, it is also a means of hedging wealth against the dollar where people could use it as a form of currency in a barter system if the dollar folds.
Take your pick but ammo stocking is a symptom of a shaky country....