I do understand these things. Reagan wasn't quite what he has been made out to be. He added quite a bit to the debt. I'm much more conservative than Reagan was. Ross Perot would have straightened out this mess but the majority of people don't want to upset the apple cart. I'm not too happy with Trump either, but he is better than the alternative. I'll agree that it's only getting worse. I'm not sure gold and silver are the answer, but definitely play a role in the solution. We would need to experience a very major hardship to actually get people to change and I'm not sure they would make the best change. My apologies for not engaging as much as I should, but I suffered a TBI about 4 months ago and my head is just starting to come around. I'll read what you and a few others write because it's meaningful, but I can't focus on some of the babble I see occasionally around the site. You'll be ok because you are resourceful and pretty sharp. Most are going to fall into decay and there's not much anybody can do about it. Prepare yourself and get some popcorn