Zwyss- great input & thanks. Peter Schiff was on the  US financial media yest.- he manages Euro Pacific fund- solid- well regarded- he emphasiszing the point that anyone holding the $ will be paying for the debt & bascially advised moving move cash to other currencies- swiss france  of course one one-- but he said there are lots of them- including the Canadian loonie- which I'll be looking at. Very intereted in your updates on this from the Swis front line & thnx again !