Fat lotta good, when our government makes it illegal to tap them.
When we can no longer borrow 42 cents of every dollar the federal Government spends we will not be able to
Pay generous welfare benefits
Pay for food stamps
Pay for section 8 Housing
Pay generous unemployment benefits for 99 + weeks
Pay bogus disability payments via workers comp and Social Security
Pay 70% of illegal aliens welfare, medical care and for the birth of anchor babies.
At this point it will be get a job or go hungry.
Americans will have a bit of a different attitude at that point.
The Dollar exchange rates will be such that imported goods will very expensive which will allow American manufacturing to be competitive again.
Energy prices will be so high America will be forced to develop it's domestic reserves.