By the way, after a cleansing collapse the values of things would remain unchanged including especially that of the dollar whose intrinsic value is and always has been exactly zero. Prices would change dramatically of course as they would no longer be denominated in dollars. They would be expressed in gold, bitcoins and/or whatever else the market chooses as a medium of exchange.
It amazes me that the dollar has persisted as long as it has. Its purchasing power has declined 95% since inception. It virtually grows on trees though only one privileged private cartel has the right to harvest them. And still people have confidence in it.
At least Americans do. The rest of the world has caught on and is moving away from the dollar. Unfortunately for them there aren't a lot of good alternatives. Mexico is talking about backing the peso with silver so there is some hope there. If they do that the Mexican peso could quickly become the new world reserve currency. Imagine that!
In the meantime if you want to protect yourself from the coming collapse all you have to do is diversify away from the dollar. Preferably away from all fiat currencies. Invest instead in gold (historically an excellent store of value), guns (for protection during a brief period of rioting and disorder and also an excellent store of value), productive real estate (they aren't making more of it), and necessities such as toilet paper and other things that might be in short supply for a brief interval.
Nina