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Monday, December 31, 2012

What If Electricity Was Only for Rich People?

What if electrical power in the home was only for rich people? What about heat? What about running water? What if that divide between the rich and the poor could be delineated by who had the ability to turn on light at the flick of a switch and who did not?

Many people worry about an event like a solar flare that would wipe out electrical power, casting us back about 200 years. We’d have no refrigeration, no transportation, no climate control and no lights. But in that situation, we’d all be in the same boat. No matter how wealthy you are, any unprotected electrical items would still be useless.

What if the real threat was simply that no one could afford to pay the electric bill? What if prices escalated to the point that it was a choice between food and electricity? What if, home by home, the lights went out across America?

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

If all electricity went out tomorrow 60% of U.S. population would be dead in 2 months. No medicine, no medical treatment, no food for those who cannot provide for themselves, no transportation, no heat for those unprepared, no communication, no water. Yes, sheeple would quickly perish.

Anonymous said...

Isn't that when the anti Christ appears?

Anonymous said...

I'm ready, are you?

Anonymous said...

He has already appeared. Sorry your still here.

Anonymous said...

We are a spoiled country , most older people know what is going to happen . The style of life can't support itself forever.
The lower states will be congested with what population is left. At least they won't need heat.

Anonymous said...

Yes I am and I believe in eternal life. Still, it is not something I expected in my life time.

Anonymous said...

Country Folks Can Survive...

Anonymous said...

Should'nt someone have asked me for permission before publishing a picture of my house?

Anonymous said...

Yes, sheeple would quickly perish.

December 31, 2012 7:42 PM

Why?