What if they not only won't buy them but want to start cashing them in! BUT realize that no one wants the US to fail (economically) the rest of the world would follow. Other countries around the world are experiencing the same thing we are.... many are much worse. The crashing of the US economy would be a global economic tsunami. Letting it hit bottom AINT the answer (a few companies deserve it though but not the US Economy). I think the pendulum has a long swing before it starts back in a different direction and CHANGE is going to be VERY SLOW.