What would a declining America look like?

Are you gonna reply with something like “lol look what’s happening now”?

  • Yes

    Votes: 37 48.1%
  • No (Yes)

    Votes: 33 42.9%
  • No

    Votes: 7 9.1%

  • Total voters
    77
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.
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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%
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.
 
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.

I've always used this figure, but its outdated

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

You're right.

I've always used this figure, but its outdated

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.
 
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?
 
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.
 
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