Well, you're a little weird Branch. LOLOLOLOL.
The thing is, even responsibly fixing the problem is going to cause pain and it will require hard (or unpopular) choices and can't happen without actual WORK. That option would benefit everyone, if there was enough schmarts & will to do it.
Kicking the can (the other option) is going to cause pain to everyone - including TPTB and the billionaires. Even foreign ones. So many countries hold Tbonds in their reserve funds that if the US defaults - they're screwed too. Don't think they'll be showing up with food or TP as a consequence.
OH, can't forget most of people's retirement funds usually carry what are called "fixed assets" in those accounts. These are mostly Tbonds because they are considered so "safe" (being based on that "full faith & credit" ya know). A default means you're stuck with worthless bonds in your account. BUT, the stock market is ripe for a major correction... and except for what I call the category of "tangible investments" (real estate that can feed you, PMs - and the "other precious metals", seeds, tools and supplies) I honestly don't see anything but fragile and risky investments out there.
But, I'm the weirdo of my advisor's clients. Even though they now admit that mindset and the application of it in personal finance and business, is actually pretty prudent given what happened to a lot of businesses and people last year. I've always considered finances a huge part of prepping - which is just one way I'm different. Odd. Maybe "old school". But I grew up not having enough money to make learning about this stuff worthwhile. That changed; and I got a lot of crazy looks during the first estate planning group, when I wasn't planning on buying a vacation home (because I'd already bought a house at the beach) or travelling the world or buying expensive cars, wardrobes, etc luxury crap. They all leaned back in their chairs and gave me that "look" when I told 'em I KNEW for a FACT, that money can disappear just as quickly as it dropped on me. Buying & moving to the beach was the only thing on my "list" I really wanted. And I knew it was temporary. I'm too much of a homebody to make the cost of living in a place like that, practical.
That's all been corrected and I'm headed in a new direction.
