What are the causes of American decline?

[barryqwalsh]

Since 1992, the U.S. has been swamped with Third World immigrants, here legally and illegally, many of whom have moved onto welfare rolls. Our national debt has grown larger than our GDP. And we have run $11 trillion in trade deficits since Bush I went home to Kennebunkport.

Thousands of U.S. soldiers have died, tens of thousands have been wounded, trillions of dollars have been expended in these interventions and wars.

Our present commitments are unsustainable. Retrenchment is an imperative.

Imperial Overstretch

 

[Moonglow]

Retrenchment.......sure thing buddy...

 

[Moonglow]

I would select another technology to drive the rich to greater heights, or legalize weed...

 

[PratchettFan]

Overpopulation.

 

[candycorn]

What decline?

 

[Penelope]

Simple, interference in other countries at the persistence of Israel Zionist, SA and capitalists here. International globalization of socialism (begun by Zionist) dependent on capitalists elitist who control our government and hence control us.

 

[kiwiman127]

Greed and the demise of the middle class which are tied together. The USA reached it's apex when the middle class was strong, it is now weakening thanks to greed..

 

[hangover]

Ronnie Raygun tripled the national debt in eight years by cutting corporate taxes half and creating a war based economy.

NAFTA & GATT sent all our jobs to China, India and Mexico.

Shrub daddy Doubled the debt again in only four years, and started the Iraq war, that has been a quagmire since DESERT STORM.

Clinton balanced the budget, which Shrub Jr. destroyed in six months by giving welfare to millionaires, adding $3 trillion to the debt with tax cuts for the rich. Then he added $6 trillion more to the debt with his invasion of Iraq. Then he destroyed the U.S. and global economies with deregulation of banks and Wall Street.

And all the cons can do since being thrown out the White House, is obstruct and demonize all the efforts by Obama to clean up the mess that they made, and call for more to be spent on yet another invasion.

The GOP is the problem, they will NEVER be the solution.

 

[bucs90]

White cops are 99% the cause.

 

[Sonny Clark]

Since 1992, the U.S. has been swamped with Third World immigrants, here legally and illegally, many of whom have moved onto welfare rolls. Our national debt has grown larger than our GDP. And we have run $11 trillion in trade deficits since Bush I went home to Kennebunkport.

Thousands of U.S. soldiers have died, tens of thousands have been wounded, trillions of dollars have been expended in these interventions and wars.

Our present commitments are unsustainable. Retrenchment is an imperative.

Imperial Overstretch

The cause for the decline of America? ......... Simple answer: Stupid ignorant dumb voters.
All causes can be traced back to the voters. Regardless of what you might list as causes, the root of those causes can be traced back to the actions and habits of voters. Remember, politicians do not just waltz into Washington and take a seat, we elect them to office. So, one can waste time listing the causes, but those causes will all lead back to voters, plain and simple.

 

[candycorn]

Blah blah blah...

When you have a consumer based economy and a labor market basically designed now to keep disposable income out of the hands of the majority of consumers, its not hard to figure out why the economy is sluggish.

 

[Sonny Clark]

Blah blah blah...

When you have a consumer based economy and a labor market basically designed now to keep disposable income out of the hands of the majority of consumers, its not hard to figure out why the economy is sluggish.

Why do we have those situations in the first place? Where are the roots to what we're seeing and experiencing? Where did it all start? When did it start? Yes, the economy is sluggish, and has been for a very long time now. But why is it sluggish? What caused it to be sluggish? Have any idea? Please trace the roots of our social and economic woes back to their origin.

 

[Pete7469]

Overpopulation.

Of liberals.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Liberals.

 

[norwegen]

Since 1992, the U.S. has been swamped with Third World immigrants, here legally and illegally, many of whom have moved onto welfare rolls. Our national debt has grown larger than our GDP. And we have run $11 trillion in trade deficits since Bush I went home to Kennebunkport.

Thousands of U.S. soldiers have died, tens of thousands have been wounded, trillions of dollars have been expended in these interventions and wars.

Our present commitments are unsustainable. Retrenchment is an imperative.

Imperial Overstretch

These aren't causes. They're symptoms.

America began to change fundamentally when the Progressive Era began, over a hundred years ago. At first in fits and starts, positive law displaces the natural law, atheism displaces Christianity, democracy displaces the Constitution, and a command economy displaces a decentralized one. When collapse comes, displacement will have snowballed, and some of the more ignorant liberals will claim that America has always been liberal.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The power of the far right corporatists, social con Christians, and neo-cons from 1992-2006.
What are the causes of American decline?

 

[buddhallah_the_christ]

Too crazy people. Too many immigrants. Too stupid politicians and laws.
And of course, dumb voters who are not able to change anything?
Claiming the decline is a part of the tradition. Doing nothing about it is another part of the same tradition.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

What are the causes of American decline?

Americans

 

[skye]

immigration....welfare scum...money for nothing ....

and more....which I wont say

 

[hangover]

Overpopulation.

Of liberals.

That's what ISIS says.