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My take is similar to the message from George Green and Ron Paul. America is a debtor nation, yet we are the major consumers of goods in the world economy. Our economy (in its present structure) will only continue to run on the US dollar. If the US dollar fails because the US defaults on its debt, because creditor nations such as China refuse to accept it, or because of the gross mismanagement (intentional or otherwise) by government, then martial law is a very likely scenario. People tend to get angry and desperate when they have no food and no prospects. In the major cities, if only a small percent of people result to looting, the entire area will become a disaster scenario. If the cause is currency collapse, martial law could be very likely in all population-dense areas.