Man Made Disasters

The majority of disasters that we should be prepared for are natural disasters. Those are events that happen fairly regularly. We see them regularly on the evening news. So it is believable for many people that they should prepare for such emergencies. And yet few people do.
Here are just a few statistics regarding emergency preparedness in the United States:
-44 percent of all Americans do not have first-aid kits in their homes.
-48 percent of all Americans do not have any emergency supplies stored up.
-53 percent of all Americans do not have a 3 day supply of nonperishable food and water in their homes.
Essentially, what we have got is about half the country that is completely and totally unprepared.
About half the nation is sitting back and relying on the government to make all of the preparations.
For more information from the poll these statistics were taken from you can go HERE

So as you can see most Americans are unprepared for regular run of the mill natural disasters. So how prepared are they...are YOU for man made disasters? What are man made disasters? These are the disasters that are the result of industrial accidents (EG. Oil Spills, Nuclear Reactor accidents, etc.); terrorist or war time related disasters (EG. dirty bombs, nuclear attack, biological attack, chemical attack, etc.).
Another type of man made disasters is economic crises. Of all the man made disasters, the economic disasters is one that is currently occurring, albeit in slow motion. But like an unmanned train that didn't have it's brakes properly set will slowly starts rolling down an incline. The further the angle of dissent, the faster the train will roll, until you have a run-a-way train.
This is what is occurring right now. Our nations, indeed the worlds economic engine, are heading for a train wreck. But don't take my word for it. I encourage you to watch this video. It is about 45 minutes long and it set's the stage for how we got to be where we are.

EDIT: 10-15-12 - If you weren't aware another dose of monetary injection occurred several weeks ago under President Obama's watch, when Mr. Bernanke provided stimulus in the form of QE3 by promising $40billion monthly until things turned around. This is akin to an IV drip into the economic engine of this nation. The problem is, as with other financial injections, when the flow stops, the withdrawal kicks in and then watch out.
So take time to watch the video and next week I'll post about what that means for you and I.
EDIT II: Just came across another bloggers post on the history of other nations who have been through what we have and what the result was for them. You can the posting at Simon Blacks, Sovereignman Blog - "Let's Talk About Facts, Not Fear."