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The only way the govt can keep order is if people volunterily comply and thus follow the laws of the land.
Once the laws become goofy, people ignore them. If anybody thinks the govt can impose whatever they like, they better take a look around. The Feds can’t even get the local Indians to do what they’re told about Fish & Game seasons. The Indians 50 years removed from the stoneage don’t even recognize our govt or Canadas either; and they can’t lock them all up, Feds look the otherway. The govt has to keep everybody obeying the law without getting too heavy handed or it all breaks down.

They can confiscate 401 K funds, gold assets held by holding companies and bank deposits with very little effort. They have confiscated gold in the past (world war II). They have confiscated retirement funds in the past when they decided to spend social security funds. Both times the public did not protest much. They have even seized bank funds in the past when they have closed banks and have not refunded deposits over 100,000. So it is all possible it can occur with only minor levels of protest. Personally I really cannot see any other way the government can continue to fund itself through the end of the next fiscal year. Maybe an economic expert can enlighten us ?