America's Future

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xXRockyTopXx

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The Drudge Report is advertising the release of "Suicide of a Superpower, Will America Survive to 2025?" by Patrick Buchanon. Here's the link for those interested:

DRUDGE REPORT: BUCHANAN BOOK WARNS OF END


After reading the *exclusive* tidbit, I got to thinking about America's future and quite honestly it worries me to think about the road ahead. Is the US past it's prime? How much further can we decline before completely imploding? Our government is failing on many levels and our soceity seems extremely divided on most issues.

I'm not trying to create a "the sky is falling" kind of thread here, but the political leadership (on both sides of the aisle) and society of today really scare me. I was just curious to know if you guys share my concerns or if I'm just a crazy nut for being worried about our future.
 
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If you go back and look at civilizations that have declined and why, the US is following down the same road.

Most crumbled within a generation, so America has beyond 2025. But not much.
 
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MontereyVol said:
If you go back and look at civilizations that have declined and why, the US is following down the same road.

Most crumbled within a generation, so America has beyond 2025. But not much.
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Does "crumbling" mean that we will all be living in dirt huts and fighting to the death over bags of rice delivered by the UN? Or is there some middle ground that is less depressing?
 
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1792.....1812........1850.......1861......1899.......1913...........1929.....1941..........1960.......1964......1969.......on and on and on
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OrangeEmpire said:
The country has survived many a politicians............
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Although politicians are certainly a problem, I don't believe them to be the only problem we have. Our society is also part of the problem. They are the ones who put the politicians in office.
 
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xXRockyTopXx said:
Although politicians are certainly a problem, I don't believe them to be the only problem we have. Our society is also part of the problem. They are the ones who put the politicians in office.
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been like this since day one........they dont have the balls to duel now
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xXRockyTopXx said:
Please continue...
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Well I wasnt born yet, but from what I have heard, you could only buy 5 gallons of gas at a time. If you wanted to buy a house, you had to do a private mortgage with the current owner. 30 year Treasury Bonds were paying 14% (currently they pay 3%) and inflation was 10%+
 
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VolsNSkinsFan said:
Well I wasnt born yet, but from what I have heard, you could only buy 5 gallons of gas at a time. If you wanted to buy a house, you had to do a private mortgage with the current owner. 30 year Treasury Bonds were paying 14% (currently they pay 3%) and inflation was 10%+
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Is this around the time Reaganomics came to light? Correct me if I'm wrong, but Reaganomics resolved those issues in the short term, but failed in the long term correct?
 
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xXRockyTopXx said:
Is this around the time Reaganomics came to light? Correct me if I'm wrong, but Reaganomics resolved those issues in the short term, but failed in the long term correct?
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u know it.........reagan borrowed a piss load of cash at a low low rate
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OrangeEmpire said:
u know it.........reagan borrowed a piss load of cash at a low low rate
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:question: I need to research Reaganomics a little more but maybe the "economic experts" can figure out a way to implement the successful portion of Reagan's plan without the long term fallout?
 
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xXRockyTopXx said:
:question: I need to research Reaganomics a little more but maybe the "economic experts" can figure out a way to implement the successful portion of Reagan's plan without the long term fallout?
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never, govt equals failure
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different generation of people coming up now. I'm not one to bet against the US in much but not sure I'm betting on it very hard either
 
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utvolpj said:
different generation of people coming up now. I'm not one to bet against the US in much but not sure I'm betting on it very hard either
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like everything else, something crazy will happen.......we tackle it and move on
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OrangeEmpire said:
like everything else, something crazy will happen.......we tackle it and move on
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I'm just not sure how much fight is left anymore. To tackle a problem you need people that can first identify it and then want to make a change.
 
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utvolpj said:
I'm just not sure how much fight is left anymore
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Honestly, look at the military over the past ten years, that alone is amazing......i wouldnt judge the country by politicians.....plenty of fight left
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We have the smartest people, best schools, best overall HealthCare, the best Military, our currency is the best, our equity/bond markets are the deepest, etc...
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
Honestly, look at the military over the past ten years, that alone is amazing......i wouldnt judge the country by politicians.....plenty of fight left
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the apple looks good in the bowl until you realize the insides are rotten. This country needs a radical change
 
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