In view of the certainty of economic collapse in the US, I’m going to spend a couple of hours over the weekend checking out my financial institutions’ investments in American assets, and potentially switching to firms that don’t have significant US involvement.

Also, I’d recommend buying gold, canned food and bottled water. And large pointy sticks to beat anyone who mentions a "US economic miracle", or otherwise implies that its recent economic performance serves as anything other than a cautionary tale for people in Europe.

"So Professor, would you say that now is the time for our viewers to crack open each other’s heads and feast on the goo inside?" "Yes, Kent, I would."