Pay him half to be project manager, let him find the folks and review code etc. Everybody wins. This is what the "4 hour workweek" guy says to do. Wish I could figure out how..

Er.. we won't be self-sufficient.. the trade deficit will come down as we sell oil on the open market though.

Hoard whiskey and bullets, those would be the only armageddon-proof commodities. If it gets that bad, I think I'd just as soon not be around..