You're going to see a lot of chest thumping "USA USA USA, WE R NO.1" crap in this thread.
To be as frank as I can a collapse is extremly unlikely, but a demise isn't.
The main problem being this;
There are two field in which the United States can make money
1) Agriculture
2) Science
However, it will be beaten in Agriculture by China,India,Russia and Brazil by the simple fact that people in those countries are willing to work longer hours for a smaller pay.
So logically the U.S. would need to invest heavily in Science, but itonically it isn't.
Well, Obama seems to have caught on to this and is trying to boost science funding but the republicans are telling him to go fuck himself.
The ammount of creationists, and anti- evolution hype in the U.S.A. is apaplling. If nothing is done about your country's relationship with science, it will ultimatly stagnate and start to loose economic power and scientific credibility.
It's important to note that the U.S.A. become a superpower by investing heavily in science in the first place.
To be as frank as I can a collapse is extremly unlikely, but a demise isn't.
The main problem being this;
There are two field in which the United States can make money
1) Agriculture
2) Science
However, it will be beaten in Agriculture by China,India,Russia and Brazil by the simple fact that people in those countries are willing to work longer hours for a smaller pay.
So logically the U.S. would need to invest heavily in Science, but itonically it isn't.
Well, Obama seems to have caught on to this and is trying to boost science funding but the republicans are telling him to go fuck himself.
The ammount of creationists, and anti- evolution hype in the U.S.A. is apaplling. If nothing is done about your country's relationship with science, it will ultimatly stagnate and start to loose economic power and scientific credibility.
It's important to note that the U.S.A. become a superpower by investing heavily in science in the first place.