Treasury Department Seeking Survival Kits For Bank Employees - Conspiracy Fodder

I spotted this little gem via a right-of-center blog that also covers aerospace topics, below is the opening of the article:

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The Department of Treasury is seeking to order survival kits for all of its employees who oversee the federal banking system, according to a new solicitation. The emergency supplies would be for every employee at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which conducts on-site reviews of banks throughout the country. The survival kit includes everything from water purification tablets to solar blankets.

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The post that alerted me to this story already has several comments suggesting an emerging conspiracy narrative with speculations ranging from a straightforward boondoggle to preparations for well, you can read below:

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Originally Posted by publiusr On the other hand, I think today's gilded age bank-preppers are stocking up now that we taxpayers look to be back on the hook for credit default swaps again--something Lis'beth Warren fans and tea party folks **should** be up in arms about. That and the protests over cops.

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This story might be worth tracking on the conspiracy blogosphere.