Economic crisis spurs spike in 'Suburban Survivalists'

Jim Wiseman has taken to survivalism quickly, storing grain and other foods in his garage in La Jolla, Calif.
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"We have no real causal understanding of the way our world works at all," said Markman, a professor at the University of Texas. "When times are good, you trust that things are working, but when times are bad, you realize you don't have a clue what you would do if the supermarket didn't have goods on the shelves and that if the banks disappear, you have no idea where your money is."