 with a defense official telling Fox there's credible intelligence of a plot to attack. America's listening to Fox News. If you had a million dollars in 2009, today it would be worth less than $700,000. That's the effect of out-of-control government spending shrinking your hard-earned dollars, and it's why central banks and savvy investors are buying gold. For thousands of years, gold has withstood war, famine, and economic downturns.