The United States by every measure is hanging on by a thread to its First World status.
[ … which is just what happens when someone decides to export your consumer manufacturing
and automotive industries to the asian continent,
all the while charging you interest on debt that is created out of thin air ]
Saddled by debt, engaged in wars on multiple fronts with a rising police state at home,
declining economic productivity,
and wild currency fluctuations all threaten America’s future.