Venezuela Enforces Fingerprint Registry to Buy Groceries: What to do Before Rationing Starts in The U.S.Daisy Luther Thats exactly the plan in Venezuela right now. The AP reports that in an effort to crack down on hoarding that ID cards will be issued to families. These will have to be presented before foodstuffs can be purchased. Last year in Venezuela, it became a crime to hoard food, and the countrys Attorney General called upon prosecutors to crack down on hoarders by imprisoning them for the crime. Some people may read this and think to themselves, Why on earth do I care about what happens in Venezuela? Youd better care, because this is our future. Already the Obama administration has moved the pieces into place on the board to be able to appropriate supplies from anyone, at any time. Mac Slavo of SHTFplan warns: Just think how much easier it would be to do so if every purchase you make is tracked and documented for future reference. How Much of a Footprint Are You Leaving? Now, think about those loyalty cards that every grocery store in North America promotes when you go through the checkout. Have you noticed how much more those are being pushed lately? Could there be a nefarious purpose to that? I doubt the person at the cash register thinks twice about it if these actually are data collection tools, it is something put in place by people far higher up the food chain (pun intended) than the staff of your local supermarket. I strongly recommend you think twice about collecting points the discounts may not be worth it if it means that your stock-up purchases are in some database, easily accessible to the NSA. If you feel it is imperative to have one of those cards, consider using a pseudonym and false address. You really dont want to provide an inventory of your stockpile to the government. Some cards, like the one from Target, for example, even take it a step further and link to your credit card or debit account. I cant even wrap my brain around giving out that type of information to the person who rings up my paper towels and garbage bags. To take this even further, if you havent been convinced yet that you need to begin producing your own food by gardening and raising micro-livestock, this should solidify the importance of not being totally dependent on the system for what you eat. Looking at the drought conditions across Americas farmland, is it a stretch of the imagination to think we could soon be facing rationing like that which is currently happening in Venezuela? As the middle class gasps its last breath here in America, we may soon be faced with a situation where only the wealthy can afford to avoid rationing. By becoming independent from the purveyors of food, you can assure that your family will not go hungry at the whims of a government who really doesnt care. Plan of Action Here are a few things that you can do to pre-empt feeling the effects of a system like the one in Venezuela before such a change occurs on our own soil. Start now to leave less of a footprint for the government to follow. Whatever your plan, dont delay. We need only to read the many articles predicting a food shortage this year due to poor weather conditions to see the writing on the wall. You must become responsible for your familys sustenance if you dont want to suffer at the hands of those in power. I have no intention of standing in line for hours with my ID card, only to be allowed to purchase a small amount of highly inflated food. Daisy Luther is a freelance writer and editor. Her website,The Organic Prepper, wherethis article first appeared, offers information on healthy prepping, including premium nutritional choices, general wellness and non-tech solutions. You can follow Daisy onFacebookandTwitter, and you can email her atdaisy@theorganicprepper.ca 