Bart, IMO you should consider, if you have not already, maximizing savings and maybe having a few extra food items on your shelf. Part of that is paring down living expenses (decide what you really need to live/live plus depending on your circumstances and how to lower the cost of the necessities). If you have been taking money out of the mkt, you need a plan for how/when you will plow it back into the mkt. Plus consider the tax implications. But is the question is what can you do about what the government does? Nothing if you are not a Christian. Vote for fiscally responsible ppl? I will answer that as a Christian: Pray for your leaders. Even the ones you do not like. Pray they make good decisions for their ppl).