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I already said I don't think there's any real chance of it happening in America at all. The country is too divided for any 1 party to establish dominance and rule forever. The closest they got was FDR, and even that ended when he died.If by "decent standard of living to most of its citizens" you only mean the minority of the population that actually are citizens and not its vast underclass of imported labourers who have their passports taken from them on arrival and are literally traded on mobile phone app auction sites, if you mean the portion of the citizenship that are male and can go out without a male relative or their husband's consent, if you ignore regions that are populous but don't actually qualify for citizenship rights like Yemen, if you ignore people who are locked up for being political opponents of the rulers (including their own family members) then sure... works for most.
And keep in mind they remain in power because of the diplomatic and military support of a much more powerful nation (USA). It's not like its easy to revolt when the USA backs your rulers up against you. The situation of a dictatorship in the USA would be markedly different. Who is the outside supporter going to be. Would there be Chinese or European troops on the ground in the USA?
Artax comes back, we all kick the crap out of the Nothing and save reality.
Also, there are laser-shooting sphinxes with giant breasts.
Also Yemen is a completely separate country from Saudi Arabia, and what happens when a middle eastern dictatorship doesn't offer any level of prosperity (total collapse).