Notes of a Reluctant Prepper

Purpose statement My 11th grade English teacher had us start every essay with a purpose statement: "I am writing a ___ for people who ___, so that they can ___." I am writing a summary of recent articles about the US government payment system for my friends in the US, so that you can understand a risk to your safety and take steps to prepare. This document contains no new ideas or original research. It's less like an "essay," more like a project brief at your job. Nonetheless, it matters more...