Thats a little presumtious what you just said killerweed. I can see us becomming a second rate Country like France or Germany but certainly not third World. America is just waaay too big to be slammed down like that at least in the next 50 years or so. For America to sink that low it would take well over 100 years unless there was some sort of catalyst but as stated above it's just waaay too early to tell if America is in that much trouble. But you guys are right though. This is the begining of a new phenomenon called de-globalization. Personally I think the changes will benefit us because we've gotten way too big for our briches, however, what worries me is how society is going to take these changes. Depending on how drastic these changes and how fast they approach depends on how peaceful this change will be. This is the reason why most changes are evolutionary rather than revolutionary because of the fact that politicians know quick and drastic changes can lead to bloodshed and instability. cross you're fingers.