By the end of the fourth century A.D., the world's greatest superpower, the Roman Empire,
was on its last legs. Barbarian incursions, costly wars, corrupt bureaucrats and aging infrastructure all contributed to its demise...sound familiar? Today, the United States is facing a
similar situation. We have all the problems that the ancient Romans did, plus a few more unique
to our century. If things don't improve, which is highly unlikely given the present administration's hell-bent-for-leather spending spree, we are going to find ourselves in a woeful
position. Our nation will not fall to hordes of barbarians, but rather, collection agents, from all those countries who own our debt. The prosperity which we enjoy today will evaporate like a
morning fog, leaving us looking more like sub-Saharan Africa than the greatest nation of modern
times. Given the way the economy is controlled, and given the fact that the majority of Americans live on credit, the people of the United States are going to be in for the shock of their
lives. No longer will anyone be able to afford the luxurious lifestyle to which they have become
accustom. Housing, autos, recreation, all those costly, big-ticket items which most people see as
necessities will be out of reach of most, if not all. We'll all be reduced to living like those in the
Third World, relying on human powered mobility, living in small ramshackle dwellings. This is
probably an over-dramatic scenario, but then again, if you're prepared for the worst, anything less will seem like a blessing. It pays to live simply, so that by doing so it will soften the blow
when it finally does hit the fan.
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