OnePercenter
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Adopting the healthcare policies of maryland will cut down federal budget expenses by 600 B , reducing defense expenses by 30% would yield another reduction of 240 B. The total ( 840 B ) is almost enough to cover the whole budget deficit ( 972 B ).
It is actually posible to cut the military spending by half.
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400 B is stil more than the combined expenditure of China , Russia, UK , Japan and France.
Hell, 400 B still beats the whole Eropean Union + China.
Note : the chart is outdated , the current defense expenditure is of 856 B
Government Spending Details: Federal State Local for 2013 - Charts
That's a big saving, so I don't think economic collapse is on the corner... it's just a matter of adjusting the budget.
Watching the prices on metals is a good practice ( as the video advices ) .
Historical Gold Charts and Data - London Fix
Historical Silver Data and Charts - London Fix
Currently the silver price is around 18 USD, but it reached a peak of 45 USD in 2011.
Currently the gold price is around 1300 USD , but in july 2011 it reached a peak of 1800.
If you are really woried about the world running away from the dollar just watch closely the gold price.
London Fix Historical gold - result
Somehow the metal markets knew what was comming... the gold and silver prices went up starting from january , nine months before Leehman Brothers broke.
Or it could be that the dot com folks made their money back. Or it could be heavy marketing from gold brokers. Or it could be just-cause. Take your pick.