What would be a threat to the Nation is inflation. 20 dollars has become 100 dollars for what it will buy between the time I would spend a 20 as a child versus 45 years later spending a hundred as a adult.
This Nation has suffered financial and economic failures before. I think 4 times starting with the Continental. Geo Washington (Who kept a Estate including a Distillery etc) could not buy a wagon load of provisions with a wagon load of continentals (Early first issue dollar, quickly made worthless)
And they dare talk about getting the freight there slower. Ignoring the ELD etc. HA.