If you read through the wiki article on deflation, we have a real problem going into this new year.
Imo, I'm sure the average person hasn't many avenues to react except to hunker down themselves and save whatever cash they can.
This situation is going to get messy if the the only solution the state and local gov't have is to raise taxes, the future sure looks gloomy.
If the consensus is to mock our fiscally irresponsible neighbor just as Congress did to the auto makers, we are all going down with them for a bowl of stone soup.