All that said. I don’t agree with the authority with which you speak regarding apparently relatively near term very broad “chaos” affecting Americans.
Rus, this is very different situation from any other time in history and chaos is a very accurate description of what most likely will occur. The mechanics of the way our financial/energy/food system intertwine will dictate this. We have converging crises intersecting coupled with sociopathic leadership that lead us down this unsustainable path to complete ruin. This is much bigger than a slightly high unemployment number and some people losing their retirement.
For some quantifications I suggest you watch this presentation. It is a good big picture view of the interdependency of energy and economics, which very very few have.
