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Eh... There's some definite risk. The US is dealing with increasing corruption and nepotism, aging infrastructure, sliding standard of living for lower income

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 2y ago
What advanced nation isn’t suffering from most of those?
- shiroiushi 2y 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 2y ago
    Japan is embroiled in a massive corruption scandal
    - shiroiushi 2y ago
      I never said it was corruption-free; every country has some corruption. It seems like it's being handled.

throwaway5959 2y ago

What advanced nation isn’t suffering from most of those?

shiroiushi 2y 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 2y ago
  Japan is embroiled in a massive corruption scandal
  - shiroiushi 2y ago
    I never said it was corruption-free; every country has some corruption. It seems like it's being handled.