lake I'm hearing alot of chatter that this financial crisis is going to be worse than the GREAT DEPRESSION..?

Is this the end of the American capitalist model as we know it.. Some are saying that Americans don't realize how bad and dire this situation actually is.. They are talking about possible hyperinflation occuring on our money.. This is not good.. I lost another 12% of my 401K in the last 3 trading days.. WTF!!!there