Well, lets see .... has the amount of US dollars being pushed into circulation gone down, ..... nope they've gone up drastically. TARP anyone? Has overall credit in the US economy declined? Nope not at all. Has the amount of government spending percapita gone down,.... nope it's gone up drastically. Has the amount of government debt gone down per capita .... nope it's gone up drastically. Have the tax rates gone down, nope not at all. Has the amount of government interference in the private sector gone down ... nope, the government even owns GM for chrissake. Health care anyone? Cap and trade anyone? In fact, less than 1% of the people on capital hiss are talking about reducing spending and cutting back on the size of government. In sum. The USA is going to be in deep dodo for the forseeable future, which means the dollar is too. IMHO the question is not if the dollar is doomed, it is, the question is how much are other countries going to ruin their currencies to manage social policies and keep their exports competitive. Till things change, it might be wise to panic into gold and silver about now.