"Increasing economic turmoil as the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and the middle class disappears."

Eureka! You nailed it right there. America has always been strong because of a strong middle class. First time in history and now that's going by-by.

**The SuperVolcano kinda freaked me out too but then again, if we're going in that direction, a nearby star could Supernova. Oh shit! I forgot about that! Dammit! you guys are creeping me out! I'm going to go feed me goldfish.