What Will Happen to Government Services in a Disaster?
Perhaps the most pressing concerns any family has is of the health of their family, friends, and neighbors. But in a situation of economic collapse, persistent unemployment, a decrease in government welfare, and increasing health care costs, it may be vital for people to survive on their own with a lower standard of medical services.
As everyone remembers from the Hurricane Katrina crisis in New Orleans, government welfare programs, in the event of a disaster, will more than slow down. Even worse, people currently receiving government assistance will claim the resources in a matter of hours and then the bureaucrats in the area of the emergency will protect their own friends and family long before they offer care to the other residents.
It is these types of collapses that the vast majority of people are just not prepared for, whether in terms of having extra generic medicine at home or some extra bandages in case there is an accident. With the trend in the country of government taking over more and more services and industries everyday, people relying fully on these services will be truly in danger if they collapse due to economic or natural disasters.