What do the people do when the SHTF and the neighbor who possesses all of the ammunition doesn't allow you the common courtesy to protect your own family and friends?
First off don't kid yourself and assume all the ammo went to just a handful of people because it isn't. Propaganda based or not track records speak for themselves and some choose to buy early to save money, others to prepare for TEOTWAWKI, and still others just because. Thinking it is better to ration ammo out so everyone has equal amounts is
extremely disturbing to me!
I even can dig your analogy that the mind is like a parachute. I followed a Buddhist path for many years. As far as "self-help" that's bs.
Self help is BS? Sorry, but I strongly disagree. People fall into a rut and do the same thing day after day. Get up, go to work, come home, watch TV, go to sleep, Get up, go to work, come home, watch TV, go to sleep, Get up, go to work, come home, watch TV, go to sleep. Who here has goals written down? Specific and dated goals? Where is your dream board? Please don't try and tell me the rut scenario above is as effective as having a plan. People don't plan to fail they fail to plan. Call it BS if you'd like but look up the success stories of people like Bill Gates, Donald Trump, any US President, and any other highly successful person and you will find VERY specific similarities. Read a copy of The Seven Habits Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey or How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Not everyone that reads those books, or successful books like them, makes six figures or more per year. But anyone making that kind of income has likely read those books. Self help is BS? Nonsense. You
have to help yourself before you can help others. And by God I do believe in helping anyone I can. But my family comes first and that's the way it ought to be. But indeed we all do have the same 24 hours in a day. What separates you or I from Trump, Gates, Menard, or any other millionaire? A little bit of timing and a couple of decisions.
Sorry to have ticked you off but so be it. Sometimes people need a little jolt to realize there is another way. People are sick of reading ammo shortage threads? Well do something about it. There is a tremendous demand for ammo right now. What better time to start a manufacturing business. Don't think Remington and Winchester both started with a million box per year capacity. What if you (or I) could start producing several thousand rounds per month. Think they'd sell right now? Wisconsin Cartridge Corporation is a good example. The owner told me at a gun show a couple months ago that he normally made X number of boxes to sell for a little side income at various shows. However his volume has gone up so much from recent demand that that side income has become much more. Who knows where that might lead! Ammo threads annoying? Please. I'm sick of hearing everyone P&M that the economy is bad, the country is headed for disaster, where is my bailout, etc etc etc.
America is in the hands of the citizens not the politicians. Nothing they can do or spend will end the problems until we, as a combined people, decide it ends.
Almost forgot to add. I stopped by a Wally Mart today to see if perhaps they had 9mm. One box of 50 left. I didn't buy it as i want to pick up several hundred or more rounds. I just smiled and thanked the guy for helping me. There is a Gander Mountain 7 miles away with dozens of boxes of WWB 100 count. They are asking about $5 a box more than Wally and I don't want to pay it so there it stays. I have been stocking up on .22 ammo though as it will be far more effective and useful if SHTF in our homeland that many other calibers.