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Ukraine recaptures all of their territory, joins NATO & EU. Massive rebuilding effort, on par with the Marshal Plan initiated.
Loss of Chinese supply chain causes severe shortages of basic consumer products & critical medical items such as saline. This hastens repatriation of manufacturing to the US/Canada/Mexico.
Severe labor shortage in the US, Canada and Mexico exacerbates supply chain issues. Repatriation of manufacturing has absorbed the entire remaining labor force.
Massive oil fields, with reserves greater than Venezuela, found underneath Ohio/Pennsylvania. Oil prices retreat 25% on the news.
Coup in Russia, followed by demographic collapse. The Russian Far East secedes.
Healthy market in "re-purposed" consumer goods arises due to supply chain issues. Joesph O.Donewt, becomes first "recycling billionaire" with his company "Broken Couch", which provides mass refurbishment & distribution of "previously owned" appliances and consumer goods.
Lockheed Martin revolutionizes the energy market when they introduce compact fusion power. Oil & related commodity markets enter a free fall, stabilizing just above cost of production.
Revolution in Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE and other producing states as oil revenue vanishes.
Famine in Russia, Cuba and other former nations in the Russian orbit. US/NATO/EU intervenes to provide humanitarian aid.
The crazy thing is I think chunks of these things legitimately happen. The crazier is that it’s all more likely than the debbie downer brigade that started chiming in about the imminent collapse of the US and thus world economy that would destroy known life and set the stage for a Hollywood dystopian future.Originally Posted by NuGuy
Revolution in China. Internal turmoil takes them off the world stage for at least a decade.Ukraine recaptures all of their territory, joins NATO & EU. Massive rebuilding effort, on par with the Marshal Plan initiated.
Loss of Chinese supply chain causes severe shortages of basic consumer products & critical medical items such as saline. This hastens repatriation of manufacturing to the US/Canada/Mexico.
Severe labor shortage in the US, Canada and Mexico exacerbates supply chain issues. Repatriation of manufacturing has absorbed the entire remaining labor force.
Massive oil fields, with reserves greater than Venezuela, found underneath Ohio/Pennsylvania. Oil prices retreat 25% on the news.
Coup in Russia, followed by demographic collapse. The Russian Far East secedes.
Healthy market in "re-purposed" consumer goods arises due to supply chain issues. Joesph O.Donewt, becomes first "recycling billionaire" with his company "Broken Couch", which provides mass refurbishment & distribution of "previously owned" appliances and consumer goods.
Lockheed Martin revolutionizes the energy market when they introduce compact fusion power. Oil & related commodity markets enter a free fall, stabilizing just above cost of production.
Revolution in Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE and other producing states as oil revenue vanishes.
Famine in Russia, Cuba and other former nations in the Russian orbit. US/NATO/EU intervenes to provide humanitarian aid.