>You're still operating in a fantasy world where the "children" somehow loosen the reins[...] Who said that I thought they would? America seems to have slippe

>You're still operating in a fantasy world where the "children" somehow loosen the reins[...] Who said that I thought they would? America seems to have slipped into a "vote myself more stuff" mode of democracy that will send us the way of Greece. There are a few politicians like Jim DeMint who seem to vote against their own political power by trying to cut the size of the budget. People like him are worth voting for, but they're pretty few and far between. I like the americanselect site. I'll have to peruse it more. > If you really think the system is going to collapse[...] It seems like collapse is the way we're headed (http://usdebtclock.org/ http://usdebtclock.org/), but we could still be decades away from it. I'm sure I'd lose my shirt playing with something as near-term as puts on T-bills. I view it as a much better use of my time to work within my own profession so that I can put away enough money and to diversify my holdings. Sitting around betting on the collapse of the US would be a less wise use of my time.