I agree, you can already see articles in the wsj talking about a new currency of default this week, but one has not been name.  I understand the IMF has already created a world currency and are just waiting for the right time to release it.  IMF website Currency LINK, article, more.  this play has been planned and going on for a long time. politicians have no forward thinking and only think to the next election, not what is good for the country.  Do you think the politicians write the bills they pass, heck no its written buy the guys who really rule the roost...It will be less than 10 years before we are all using a global currency imho. there is scary stuff going on that will drastically impact our lives in the next 10 years...