history tells us that all powerhouse empires fall at some point. At some point we'll all have to take our place in human history and it's unlikely that America will still be standing 5,000 years from now. Or even 1000 years from now?
What do you think will cause the fall?
Economy. When the US defaults, all other economies will start to fail.
The US owes China a lot of money, and when the US defaults, then China's economy will start failing.
There's going to be a lot less commerce when countries can't pay back countries and businesses can't pay businesses.
In the US, all the consumer goods that we have been importing from China are going to be either unavailable or very costly. On top of that, inflation is going to go through the roof.
It's going to become a weird Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome situation.
A revolt or uprising will come from the middle class, who have become poor. At that point, the US government won't be able to pay their own employees so there's going to be a big layoff there. Those who still have jobs will have earnings that don't mean anything. The majority of the military who are paid under X dollars a year are looking at not being able to pay their own bills like a car payment or whatever. The government will try to control the uprising with a military response to protect government buildings and politicians. But that's going to backfire when there's a military coup d'etat.
The middle class uprising plus military coup d'etat will remove elected politicians. The US President won't be able to flee considering he's protected by the US Secret Service and the US military. You can't fly Air Force One without pilots.
If you have kids, it's going to be awful. People will try to escape to Mexico or Canada, but it would be like jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire.
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