John Crace adjusts this futuristic novel about the US economy into a fiscally conservative 800 words
“Only use the dirty water to shower,” said Florence Mandible. “And don’t forget that ever since inflation hit 48% and the US dollar became next to worthless on the global currency markets, things are pretty tight around here.”
Her 12-year-old son, Willing, toyed with a .44 Colt that he had stolen from some Lat. Ever since the Mexicans took over the country and he was forced to speak Spanish at school, he had taken a keen interest in paramilitary survivalism, just like her brother Jarred who nobody ever mentioned. “Put that gun down and go and queue for some foodstuffs that will probably have gone off by the time you get home,” Florence said. She kind of missed the old days when the worst that seemed to happen was that a few bankers tried to fiddle the Libor rate.
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