It's a sign that people are scared but don't really know why? They buy things as if a meteor was going to hit the earth and all the stores were going to be closed.
Good practice for when the financial system goes belly up in the next couple of years or so. Even if the financial gurus have something in place to make the transition work more smoothly, there will still be a lot of people who are going to get hurt. But, the financial leaders don't seem to have a clear alternative. The financial system is going down.
