Originally Posted by momesu

I know I for one am holding my breath that this mess doesn't push my finances off the cliff. I am hoping to move to TV this fall or next spring, but another major economic downturn will probably change all that. Both in my being able to sell my current home and in my being able to finance an new place to live. 401K can not take another hit like it did in 2008......those people on the Hill are playing Russian Roulette with the average Americans future. There's is ensured even if they get voted out. Their pension is golden and I believe they get it after one day on the job not 25 or 35 years like the rest of us. That is if we even have a pension other than what we saved.

Suzanne