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First sentence: sure! Second sentence: nonsense!

Enginerrrd 3y ago
Eh... There's some definite risk. The US is dealing with increasing corruption and nepotism, aging infrastructure, sliding standard of living for lower income americans, a shrinking middle class, unsustainable federal debt/spending, and all of those problems are going to be greatly exacerbated by the impending demographics pinch. The question is not so much if we turn into a full 3rd world country, but to what degree our standard of living slips.
- throwaway5959 3y ago
  What advanced nation isn’t suffering from most of those?
  - shiroiushi 3y ago
    >>The US is dealing with increasing corruption and nepotism, aging infrastructure, sliding standard of living for lower income americans, a shrinking middle class, unsustainable federal debt/spending, and all of those problems are going to be greatly exacerbated by the impending demographics pinch. >What advanced nation isn’t suffering from most of those? Japan. The infrastructure is generally fantastic, and well-maintained (new trains are being built, bridges aren't falling down randomly). Corruption and nepotism isn't increasing from wherever it was before, and is generally low to begin with. The standard of living for lower income people is quite good (everyone has health insurance, healthcare is inexpensive, medical costs for children are all free, living costs are generally low). The middle class isn't shrinking, it's very strong. Government debt is high, but it's all internal (owed to the people), not external. There's a demographics pinch, but every developed nation (plus the US and Russia) has this right now, frequently even worse than here (just look at China and South Korea). There are issues, like any place, (esp. the weak Yen currently) but not like the ones the US faces, nor on the same scale.
    - wahnfrieden 3y ago
      Japan is embroiled in a massive corruption scandal
      - shiroiushi 3y ago
        I never said it was corruption-free; every country has some corruption. It seems like it's being handled.
shiroiushi 3y ago
Looking at the quality of life, infrastructure, physical safety, proliferation of firearms, etc., the US already looks like a 3rd-world country to me. It's why I moved out.
the_real_cher 3y ago
we're going into 1 trillion dollars of interest PAYMENT debt every 100 days. I don't think the rich people will be the ones who pay the price for this.

Eh... There's some definite risk. The US is dealing with increasing corruption and nepotism, aging infrastructure, sliding standard of living for lower income americans, a shrinking middle class, unsustainable federal debt/spending, and all of those problems are going to be greatly exacerbated by the impending demographics pinch. The question is not so much if we turn into a full 3rd world country, but to what degree our standard of living slips.

throwaway5959 3y ago
What advanced nation isn’t suffering from most of those?
- shiroiushi 3y ago
  >>The US is dealing with increasing corruption and nepotism, aging infrastructure, sliding standard of living for lower income americans, a shrinking middle class, unsustainable federal debt/spending, and all of those problems are going to be greatly exacerbated by the impending demographics pinch. >What advanced nation isn’t suffering from most of those? Japan. The infrastructure is generally fantastic, and well-maintained (new trains are being built, bridges aren't falling down randomly). Corruption and nepotism isn't increasing from wherever it was before, and is generally low to begin with. The standard of living for lower income people is quite good (everyone has health insurance, healthcare is inexpensive, medical costs for children are all free, living costs are generally low). The middle class isn't shrinking, it's very strong. Government debt is high, but it's all internal (owed to the people), not external. There's a demographics pinch, but every developed nation (plus the US and Russia) has this right now, frequently even worse than here (just look at China and South Korea). There are issues, like any place, (esp. the weak Yen currently) but not like the ones the US faces, nor on the same scale.
  - wahnfrieden 3y ago
    Japan is embroiled in a massive corruption scandal
    - shiroiushi 3y ago
      I never said it was corruption-free; every country has some corruption. It seems like it's being handled.

shiroiushi 3y ago

Looking at the quality of life, infrastructure, physical safety, proliferation of firearms, etc., the US already looks like a 3rd-world country to me. It's why I moved out.

the_real_cher 3y ago

we're going into 1 trillion dollars of interest PAYMENT debt every 100 days. I don't think the rich people will be the ones who pay the price for this.