[NickC25]

> Historically, we are at the point where there's a depression, war, and/or a new monetary system.

Well, the talking heads on MSNBC, Bloomberg, et. all are saying a recession (if not a depression) in the near term is inevitable. A hot war in a really volatile part of the world kicked off the other day. Crypto isn't the new kid on the block anymore but it's definitely still hanging around.

Seems all your conditions are close to being met, if they aren't already. Yikes.

>We need not only a balanced budget amendment, but massive spending/entitlement cuts and austerity

So much this. Somehow I imagine that for example, the Pentagon, wouldn't really see its operational readiness hindered if we cut its budget by $100 billion a year or so.