The federal government could default on its debt as soon as July, a new forecast from the Bipartisan Policy Center warns, raising pressure on Congress for action.

The prominent think tank forecast Monday that the so-called “X-Date” would likely arrive between mid-July and early October.

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      Invest in your community, talk to your neighbor, collectively stockpile shelf-stable staples like rice and beans in-bulk. No working-class Americans survived the Great Depression because their stock portfolio was clever, they survived on bare necessities and strong communities.

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      Nobody knows. The world economy is built around America always paying its debts.

      But there is one thing: build mutual aid networks that can thrive without money being involved.

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      As crazy as it sounds, bitcoin, if US market crashes, all markets crash.

      Gold would be good too, but I find it to be just as valuable as bitcoin in the real world - worthless to me, but a way to store wealth.

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      Positioning to take the smallest impact.

      Gold, Bitcoin will be ok, but still traded to the US dollar.

      EU stocks, but they will take a hit too, but might not be as bad.

      Market short positions, but the sell on this is still us dollars.