it worked because the cards were heavily stacked toward the US and other first world countries. as the developing world improves their standard of living, so d

it worked because the cards were heavily stacked toward the US and other first world countries. as the developing world improves their standard of living, so does the same decrease for people in the developed world, because these developing nations are no longer dependent on the developed one's. It was always just a question of time with globalization in effect. personally, i think that this is a good thing though. we in the developed world have been living unsustainable lives for generations, living off of the developing nations. though thats most definitely not the only reason why everything has been getting harder for the working population. automation, higher efficiency, extreme concentration of wealth and more do their part in the current situation as well.