The reason why America is so depressed can be summed up with one word: Capitalism Capitalism and greed is baked into our culture. It's everyone for themselves,

The reason why America is so depressed can be summed up with one word: Capitalism Capitalism and greed is baked into our culture. It's everyone for themselves, and everyone is trying to get their own slice of the pie. You know what really sucks? You spend your whole life busting your butt in a 9-5 job, saving every penny you can for retirement. You finally retire at the age of 65, only to realize that you are no longer healthy enough to do all the things you wanted to do (travel the world, etc). I'm so so so tired of working all the time just to get by. I honestly feel like America has just replaced slavery with indentured servitude, and corporations are the new masters.