Kinda?
It was, but there'd need to still be a central government. I figure that's gonna fail if the power is out for any length of time.
The notion of the US Dollar is actually quite new. States and regions had their own currency. They continued doing so even after the mid 1860s.
Prior to electricity, if you used a US dollar it was redeemable for gold. These days, it's just a piece of paper. It's a show of trust in the United States.
In the situation I'm picturing, there's no "US" to speak of.
Without that, and without a world recognizing it, they're just gonna be bits of paper.
I get what you mean, then everything will be fucked up and pieces of paper will be worthless
I'll have all sorts of shit to barter with.
Plus, with the farm, I should be good for quite a while. I can even put alternative fuels into a few of the vehicles I own.
Pretty much anything that burns diesel can burn other fuels - as long as they ignite by compression.
So, I'll do okay. Bio-diesel will keep the farm up and running.
You and you have chickens and deer and fish along with blueberries. Many parts of a pine tree are edible
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