Why Did The Treasury Department Just Purchase Thousands Of Survival Kits For Bank Examiners?Mac Slavo Whatever it is, it should be clear that preparations are being made. The latest eye-opener comes from the U.S. Treasury, a department tasked with managing the countrys debt as well as the banking system as a whole. According to a new report, the Treasury Department has ordered over 200,000 Survival Kits for as many as 3,814 employees who oversee the federal banking system. Its not clear why the federal government has ordered the kits, but perhaps they are expecting some sort of disturbance to take place and they want their employees to be prepared for it. According to Zero Hedge, the kits will be delivered to every major bank in the United States and include Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Capital One. The kits, which contain items such as high calorie food rations, emergency water, first aid supplies and an emergency radio, suggest that the Treasury Department wants their people to be prepared for scenario where they may be out of contact from officials for24 48 hours. A full list of the specifications for the survival kits has been made available by Free Beacon: Survival kits will be delivered to every major bank in the United States including Bank of America, American Express Bank, BMO Financial Corp., Capitol One Financial Corporation, Citigroup, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Company, and Wells Fargo. [] The agency has roughly 3,814 employees, each of which would receive a survival kit. The staff includes bank examiners who provide sustained supervision of major banks in the United States. [] It is not clear why the Treasury Department is ordering the kits. This, of course, begs the question: why? Does the Treasury Department know something we dont? And why bank examiners? Is it possible someone, somewhere knows something significant is about to go down? They certainly understand that the U.S. economy and financial system are susceptible to massive shocks. Last year they released a report warning ofa catastrophic event that could last generations shouldthe U.S. government fail to secure additional credit: In the event that a debt limit impasse were to lead to a default, it could have acatastrophic effect on not just financial markets but also on job creation, consumer spending and economic growth, the report said. Credit markets could freeze, the value of the dollar could plummet, US interest rates could skyrocket, the negative spillovers could reverberate around the world, and there might be a financial crisis and recession that could echo the events of 2008 or worse. [] Considering the experience of countries around the world that have defaulted on their debt, not only might the economic consequences of default be profound, but those consequences, including high interest rates, reduced investment, higher debt payments, and slow economic growth, could last for more than a generation, the report states. Its only a matter of time, it seems. TAnd, while the survival kits purchased by the Treasury Department are basic units that provide about two days worth of supplies, its notable that they have purchased these kits specifically for their bank examiners. In the preparedness community we call it a bug-out bag, or depending on the circumstances, a get-home bag. They are part of a broader preparedness strategy designed to provide supplemental support to those who are away from home and out of touch in the event of an emergency. So the specific kits being distributed by the Treasury Department will provide limited support at best and are not full-out multi-month preparedness kits. Nonetheless, we are seeing the government not only regionalize distribution centers around the country and stockpile typical prepper supplies, but they are also now getting their individual employees and agents prepared. hose who have yet to prepare for major disasters should do so now, because if whatever Treasury and other federal agencies expect to happen actually happens then all bets are off. The reason, for example, that someone would need a 2,400 calorie food bar like the one in these kits is because store shelves would likely have been looted and no food will be available. Tess Pennington, author of the best selling disaster guide The Preppers Blueprint, explains: When the needs of the population cannot be met in an allotted time frame, a phenomena occurs and the mindset shifts in people. They begin to act without thinking and respond to changes in their environment in an emotionally-based manner, thus leading to chaos, instability and a breakdown in our social paradigm. When you take the time to understand how a breakdown behaves and how it progresses, only then can youtruly prepare for it. Source: Anatomy of a Breakdown As part of a complete preparedness strategy Pennington suggests having an emergency bagsimilar tothe one being purchased by the Treasury Department but with a little more hardcore survival built in, because during a serious and widespread emergency scenario a couple thousand calories and a survival blanket may not be enough: Someone inthe upper echelons of government understands the threats being faced by Americans. You can read more from Mac Slavo at his site SHTFplan.com, where this first appeared. 