I got tired of this crap 20 years ago. When I bitched, lots of people thought I was crazy.
I tried to learn enough to become self sufficient, completely. It's about to start paying off.
Down here, temps run between 65 and 85 degrees F year round. Don't need heat nor AC. 3+ acres is debt free except for $67.00 year taxes. Live on top of a hill. Have wind turbines in several states of completion. Hand dug a pond and soon to have a liner in it. It's nearly on top of the hill. LOTS of rain 9 months of the year, so, will channel all gutter and ground runoff I can, into the pond, and run that downhill to feed the micro hydro system, waiting at my Son's house, that I will gather up in 10 days. Got a 25 GPM minimim flow stream crossing the place spring fed.
Have several parts of Chevy Volt car batteries in the shop, along with a completely working motorcycle and a 3 wheel conversion about to hit the road, both using those Volt battery modules. Have a few more for Solar Power and a Solar water heater built into the roof. Looking at Solar Panels IF I can make a few bux while I am in Florida for 16 days .Seeds are sprouting and need to clean out the chikken coop and start square foot gardening.
Got clean clear view both up and down the hill from the pond area. Got plenty of trees for lumber, biogas and trading.
Gotta GO. BIG lightning storm moving through. !!!
Edit ---Man, big blast of thunder just shattered the glass on the water heater. Had to throw a sheet of roofing tin over it and seal it off. Got 3 inches of rain in less than an hour. I calculated 7 inches will nearly fill the 30,000 gal pond for the hydro system.
It's really a shame the way the USA has gone. Many of us have fought and died, yet, to many people, that is a joke. Nothing but ME matters,anymore.
I just can't believe ANYONE will vote for either of the 2 morons that are running. What's the options ? Will Obama stay on until someone new runs, if neither of these 2 get elected ??