You folks who say Boehner and/or the GOP need to do such and such are just fooling yourselves. It's all over, 'cept the crying. Protect your assests, and I don't mean that in a doomsday/prepper scenario. I mean sell your stocks now before the capital gains increase or liquidate even your money-market funds as in who is to stop the Fedgov now? I don't trust anyone anymore to protect my assets and firmly believe the Fedgov will be coming first for your non-cash equities, 401k's, IRA's, pensions, and eventually any so-called cash in money market accounts. We are already a socialist nation. Learn to work within it.
It's money that the takers can commandeer and leave you with an IOU for worthless fed treasuries/bonds. They are already talking about it. Trillions of dollars just sitting in all those retirement accounts. Think how tempting that is for politicians. Again, liquidate and move your money off shore.
I'm thinking Cayman Islands or Belize, and I believe Costa Rico. Switzerland is not as safe as it used to be with their recent agreements with the USA and others to allow investigation into so-called tax evasion. Do your own homework. There are some safe havens left...
I'm cashing out of my money-market funds at 9,000 a clip. I will bury those dollars that are hopefully still worth something somewhere no one can find them. I will also be buying more silver.
I'm not hard-core Prepper, but I do believe in protecting the assets I have.
BTW. Weren't we suppose to all die as I write this according to the Mayans? Of courses, BS, but our greedy Fedgov wants more and more and more...