Comment by mark_l_watson

The US financial system is interesting. Government and consumer debt is so very high, yet because of our military we so far have been able to preserve the dollar as the reserve currency. I have no idea when this house of cards will fall, but I would bet we still have many years of financial privilege. I think it is ironic though that the more we throw our weight around the more other countries are motivated to use the US dollar but also want alternatives. I am really curious how this will all play out.