What would a declining America look like?

[KingCoelacanth]

Look at california 50 years ago then look at it today. Now imagine that but with the whole country.
There'll be massive working poverty despite a 15 dollar an hour wage, people living in giant mansions just a few bus stops away from tent towns, all focus of the government will be on trans otherkin of color, etc.

 

[Suburban Bastard]

Look at california 50 years ago then look at it today. Now imagine that but with the whole country.
There'll be massive working poverty despite a 15 dollar an hour wage, people living in giant mansions just a few bus stops away from tent towns, all focus of the government will be on trans otherkin of color, etc.

Poverty has been dropping in Cali though.

 

[KingCoelacanth]

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Poverty has been dropping in Cali though.

That doesn't take into account the cost of living. The adjusted poverty rate is around 25%

 

[Thumb Butler]

They're not allowed to without a caretaker.

Then wait for mom to come back from the store.

 

[Suburban Bastard]

That doesn't take into account the cost of living. The adjusted poverty rate is around 25%

Where do you get the 25 number from? The US papers still place it below 20, and STILL show the rate is overall dropping.

Which is kind of my point, poverty is dropping overtime....so maybe those policies are doing something right.

 

[Getwhatyou]

Divided and angry.

 

[KingCoelacanth]

Where do you get the 25 number from? The US papers still place it below 20, and STILL show the rate is overall dropping.

Which is kind of my point, poverty is dropping overtime....so maybe those policies are doing something right.

You're right.

List of U.S. states and territories by poverty rate - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I've always used this figure, but its outdated

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019

View and download tables on the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019.

www.census.gov

table 5 (they make you download an excel file) here shows it as 17% recently (I've always used the wikipedia data so this is news to me)

 

[Caustic Gelatin]

The dimensional merge never happens. Sonichu never becomes real.

 

[Suburban Bastard]

Divided and angry.

I never would've guess that a collapsing nation would have angry people.

You're right.

List of U.S. states and territories by poverty rate - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I've always used this figure, but its outdated

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019

View and download tables on the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019.

www.census.gov

table 5 (they make you download an excel file) here shows it as 17% recently (I've always used the wikipedia data so this is news to me)

That's okay, mistakes happen.

 

[TFT-A9]

Having to pay bribes to police officers. At that point, it's time to leave.

that already can happen but it's not the norm... yet

 

[Getwhatyou]

I never would've guess that a collapsing nation would have angry people.


That's okay, mistakes happen.

However I don't think America is collapsing. Its still the largest economy on the planet and the largest military. The doomer posters are fun tho. I dont know how they will keep it up for another 4 years when nothing changes.

Do they an hero at some point? Or is it a lifestyle?

 

[ZombiefiedFerret]

However I don't think America is collapsing. Its still the largest economy on the planet and the largest military. The doomer posters are fun tho. I dont know how they will keep it up for another 4 years when nothing changes.

Do they an hero at some point? Or is it a lifestyle?

An heroing would involve actually doing something to change their circumstances, so thats out. Shouting eternally into the e-void is much way easier.

 

[Drag-on Knight 91873]

There are thousands of debates on whether or not the USA is declining but what I want to know is what would a declining USA look like? What would be definitive proof that the USA was in decline?

California.

 

[TFT-A9]

An heroing would involve actually doing something to change their circumstances, so thats out. Shouting eternally into the e-void is much way easier.

You can have your idiotic optimism, I prefer to anticipate the worst and be pleasantly surprised

 

[Drag-on Knight 91873]

Where do you get the 25 number from? The US papers still place it below 20, and STILL show the rate is overall dropping.

Which is kind of my point, poverty is dropping overtime....so maybe those policies are doing something right.

I call bullshit. Grade A bullshit.

 

[ZombiefiedFerret]

You can have your idiotic optimism, I prefer to anticipate the worst and be pleasantly surprised

Imagine being so beta you cant handle disappointment.

 

[TFT-A9]

Imagine being so beta you cant handle disappointment.

Imagine being such a retard you prefer disappointment to pleasant surprises.

 

[CrippleThreat]

California.

It's a poorly administered state, with sweetheart Newsom at the helm. It will recover, along with the rest of the West Coast.

 

[ZombiefiedFerret]

Imagine being such a retard you prefer disappointment to pleasant surprises.

Constantly being a doomer just so you can be pleasantly surprised that things didn't turn out as bad as you thought... lmao sorry, that just sounds a bit too pathetic and sad of an outlook for me.

 

[TFT-A9]

Constantly being a doomer just so you can be pleasantly surprised that things didn't turn out as bad as you thought... lmao sorry, that just sounds a bit too pathetic and sad of an outlook for me.

OK retard.