What is USA like in 7 years?

What do you think USA will be like 7-10 years from now? Life in general?  I say, middle class is damn near gone. upper middle down to just mid level, mid-middle class to lower middle, and lower middle class is pretty much hosed, and living like broke ass college kid.  Bad work ethic by kids, machines to replace workers, better cash in tickets this season, i just see a big major bust coming up, like 2008-2009 again and a major slide in the middle class in 8 years. What do you think?

If others have any say so, we will become a third world country....we are allowing our way of life to be destroyed, albeit politically, socially or emotionally.....I expect major changes in the next decade or so....start writing your memoirs now cause the next group of life will need to know which reality tv shows worked and which did not....

I wish you the best of luck in your classes but those are certainly about to disappear....Klass is out....

The so-called ¡°Middle-Class¡± has been annihilated over the last half century.  The greedy corporate fukksTM have taken everything.  Executive bonuses in the millions while the middle class works 2 jobs a day at $15/hr.

Kids today have no idea what a ¡°401k¡± fund is or what matching contributions means or what Cadillac health care means.  Because greedy corporations have sent it all away.  
 
It¡¯s every man for himself these days as people are carrying like it is the Wild West.  

Don¡¯t know if it¡¯s a good thing that technology doubles itself every three years but that¡¯s where we are headed.  Whatever you do just keep moving forward and don¡¯t look back because something might be gaining on you!

I think the USA we grew up loving is basically gone and has been gone for awhile now.  IMO, the downfall of the middle class started in the 90s with the passage of NAFTA.  Then the 24 "news cycle" added fuel to the fire.  Combine that with the extreme cultural upheaval that took place that destroyed many of our traditions.  And now we're more divided than ever politically.  We've gotten to a point where for many folks, their political ideology seems to define them as an individual, and that's just sad.   It has taken some time, but I think people are starting to question whether our country in its current form is even worth fighting for anymore.  After thinking about it a lot, I'm not sure that it is.

i think everything stays the same 

The asteroid can come any time it's ready.

Very well said Goose

[Quote: Originally Posted by IntenseOperator]The asteroid can come any time it's ready.[/Quote

2033 promises to be an interesting year as we have both asteroids and comets barreling towards us.  No doubt we already have the technology to defeat both.  There are so many technological advances we can¡¯t roll them out fast enough.  Russia & China are so far beyond the USA technology that they can never catch up as the gap widens month by month.  Shit, we had ray Guns 40 years ago.  Force fields replacing body armor, if you can think of it then it was already invented 40 years ago.  

I get George Carlin vibes when GGoose posts.  Pretty much read them in the deceased comedians voice which is welcomed.  I don¡¯t see a complete return, but I do see an about face to DEI ideology, which causes much division.  People are waking up to Soros & Blackrock influence.  Over 50% of the USA¡¯s population lives within 50 miles of its shores, unfortunately, they think they speak for everyone.

I think tomorrow is going to be better than today.  I think the problem with kids is just a generational bitch by old people who¡¯ve stopped dreaming.  I think everything is going to be alright.

I remember reading about the Brazilian Favelas decades ago. They are still there only worse and less publicized. That's what America is turning into. They are called homeless encampments. 

I like me some flautas