Oh, I think this country is toast, no amount of voting is going to change that.... too many of you nut jobs walking around. I have every Right to complain, but I would say it's more of an obvious observation. Me complaining isn't going to change the outcome.
Lower the prices, generally no, lowering the growth rate possibly. The first one would generally mean a collapse of the federal reserve system. The system has a finite lifespan, eventually it will have to the way of the dinosaur i.e. requiring unlimited power.