What are some of the positive side effects of default?

[Renew Deal]

Obviously financial catastrophe is a bad thing, but there must be some bright sides. Someone suggested it could put a dent in the obesity problem. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1600423

What are some other good things?

Less traffic since no one will be able to afford cars.
Less carbon emissions
Cheap gas
A dollar will be a dollar again
Bread lines will be a social place to meet people

What else?

[Jon Ace]

1. Revolution?

Maybe?

[RB TexLa]

2. Higher interest rates paid on bonds, CDs and savings accounts

[spartan61]

3. We won't have to go through airport security.

The airports will be closed.

[Renew Deal]

4. Good point

And the airports that are open won't be able to afford strip search scanners.

[Alameda]

10. they already have them.

[leveymg]

5. Never having to say you're sorry?

[RevStPatrick]

6. I won't have to go to work!

Hooray!!!

[lonestarnot]

7. Richie Rich is going to lose his fucking ass and the hole his head is in with it.

[guitar man]

8. When we came out of the last great depression

We got the New Deal. I'd hate to think we have to go through that all over again to get us back on a progressive path but nothing else seems to be working. It seems all we've been able to do for the last 30 years is put on bandaids and stick our fingers in the dam while the whole thing keeps crumbling around us. Maybe the only way is for it to all come crashing down and finally shock the common folks out of their complacency. Not a pretty thought at all though :(

[MannyGoldstein]

9. The two countries that defaulted in the recent past did great

Argentina and Russia. In both cases, unemployment and poverty rates plunged after default.

[mmonk]

11. Nothing to worry about anymore.

Nothing left to lose.

[johnd83]

12. Nobody would listen to the Tea Party idiots for a generation

Hefty price to pay though.