What happens if the US government collapses?

[Mad Max]

Suppose the US government has a collapse similar to the collapse of the Soviet Union. How would people react? What would the elderly do who depend on Social Security? What would large corporations like Lockheed Martin do once all government funding dried up. Would our nuclear reactors be safe? Would food continue to be distributed? Would the free market continue to function?

[vinny_says_relax]

If the US government falls then those with food stores and weapons would rule a short lived anarchy. China would more than likely step in and annex the land (which they already own or have under contract by the way) and establish a new country.

[narrowdonkey436]

Freedom.

[Aubrey]

anarchy

[T-bag D-bag]

I don't know about where you live , but around here there's probably 12 layers of government between me and the Feds.

Any one of them would probably be eager to step in and fill the vacuum.

[Alex]

being that our government operates in no way similar to that of the USSR, this question would be impossible to answer...

[Elliot]

We might actually have to live like we did before FDR forced the federal government down our throats.

[geoz]

It would be terrible.

[J]

People and groups with money will take control and rebuild, most likely as separate states.

[dan]

The us is set to collapse. Why do you think all the events in the us are taking place at the moment? The unions being destroyed, small businesses being shut down and swallowed up by government sponsored companies, food prices rocketing, fuel rocketing, the population being spyed on, movement into libya when the countries debt is more than the worlds combined gdp. Every administration from jimmy carter on has been controlled by the trilateral commission. A part of the new world order, whos agenda is to make money for themselves and push the agenda of a new world order, Obama is just a puppet taking orders from the trilateral commission and under his watch the us is set to collapse. The dollar will go first in the next 6 months. People should buy silver. Next in the next year the north american union will be set up after the collapse of the dollar and america, canada and mexico will merge with the borders collapsing and the introduction of a new currency called the amero. The papers were already signed under bush's leadership.