You're absolutely right honeybadger. I'm in the same boat. I've given my children a VERY comfortable life...so far. But as you say, we're in the 'weak men create hard times' phase. And I'm concerned that although currently my 3 children are better off than most of the world, the country is working awfully hard to ruin their future. I truly believe that we're nearing the point that the strong men left are going to have to make some significant sacrifices in order to give our children the future they deserve.

It's nice to think we can wait until they are grown adults before we can move those lines again. But sacrificing is a young man's game. By the time our kids are adults, they may need to stand on that line and they may need us to back them up by caring for their kids.

The future is uncertain and I definitely don't want to shake the boat either. Right now I'm trying to shore up necessities and financials as much as possible. But I think it's pretty obvious, my optimism for the future of our country is waning fast.