The country is bankrupt. The dollar will be worth more a packing medium than as cash. Have we reached the $50.00 Baby Ruth stage yet. When it goes it going to drag all of the other fiat currencies with it. The Dems are riding a dead horse and they know it. They are going to try to keep it going by larger and larger appropriations. By exporting job and manufacturing you eventually destroy the tax base. The past year has siphoned off most savings. The smart money left a long time ago. This country is now a shell awaiting collapse.
I am not saying a prudent balance of hard assets and financial instruments isn't a bad idea. A little TP and ordnance is good for the soul. But bankrupt? With trillions in untapped energy reserves that could pay off the Treasury borrowings and citizens who aren't giving up on capitalism, I'll bet on America.