Hate to say it but allot of this is close to being correct. When you spend more than your NGP, that's serious. Being optimistic, am hoping things get fixed so we don't get as bad as Greece. Time will tell. Being prepared is a smart move though.

Crops have failed throughout history. Mother nature does what it wants. My main issues in today's world are as follows (From an Americans perspective)

1) Corporate greed= nothing new here though

2) People becoming less intelligent= Even though studies have shown IQ rises over time, the fact that shows such as The Kardashians, "Real" World, Jersey Shore, (just to name a few) are so popular bothers me to no end. This is one of my main grievances. All for freedom of people to watch what they want, but I PERSONALLY believe we should not be rewarding people like this with literally MILLIONS of dollars.

3) Privacy being eroded= In America, bills such as CISPA, SOPA, and PIPA are actually being considered blows my mind.

4) (America)= Manufacturing has been going downhill for quite some time.

There's more, but I would like to mention it's not all bad:

1) Places such as WCG and many other projects have come into existence.

2) Recently, many oppressive authoritarian regimes have been toppled.

3) I've always believed in the power of the masses, so whenever a tipping point is reached, change will come.

We're all here such a short time, so it's best to do what you can to improve the lives around you, whatever that may be. It's one of the reasons I enjoy crunching so much. So on that note:

Crunching on.......