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Your Handy Guide To Surviving The 2023 Republican Economic Apocalypse

Your Handy Guide To Surviving The 2023 Republican Economic Apocalypse

The proper amount of prep should get you through the shutdown with minimal hardship. But you need to take it seriously. Very seriously.

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by Justin Rosario

Last week’s article about how the House GOP plans to crash the economy was pretty bleak. There was really no way to sugarcoat it because it’s going to be rough. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get ready for the nightmare Republicans are planning.


Read the first installment of our series on the debt ceiling crisis:

Republicans Are Really Going To Crash The American Economy This Time - by Justin Rosario


There are a number of things you can do to prepare for both a vicious economic downturn and a government shutdown (which will be just as vicious but for a much smaller group of people). There’s significant overlap between the two but some ways to prep are unique to each situation. The single most important thing whoever you are is to get started as soon as possible. These are not last-minute preparations. They’re going to take time. The more, the better.

So here you go: Your handy guide to surviving the 2023 Republican Economic Apocalypse.

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