"Never before in the history of civilization have we seen a world power like the United States with its finances in such disarray as they are now.
... we have a country that is both the dominant world power and the worlds largest debtor at the same time. This is a massive force that could propel the price of gold."
The full, detailed article with the nine predictions is at http://www.moneyandmarkets.com/transcript-nine-shocking-new-predictions-for-2010-2012-7-38096