What will the US be like in 10 years?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am pessimistic about the future, particularly due to climate change. I also worry about the fragile state of our democracy and another pandemic that will make Covid seem tame.

Global warming is really the only challenge we face now that we've never seen before. And it's a big one. The vast majority of Americans spend much more time worrying about problems that are relatively minor in comparison.

But pandemics before air travel were self limited.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When is the last time people the common wisdom was about how great the world is right now? Because I'm 50, and my entire life, I've heard people complaining about how things aren't as good as they used to be. Kids aren't as smart or hard working as they used to be. Crime is so bad. The music is terrible. Morals are in decay. Etc. Etc.

My prediction is that, in 10 years, the US will be better than it is today, and people will be complaining about how bad it is and worrying about what it will be like in another 10 years.

This!! The world is living better than EVER before. There is a much higher standard of living, better education, and more access to healthcare. Yes, it's not perfect. So in 10 years it will be even better and the sad depressives will be talking about doom. Stop, take a look around and be grateful.[/quote

it is caring about material things that made republicans believe that Trump was s good idea.

Do you not see how close we came to an authoritarian ruler? Our justice department was almost overthrown and the legislative branch become ineffective. Thank God for a very few people with integrity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think there will be tons of petty crime. Everyone will have to be Street smart: leaving one’s purse in a shopping cart will be inconceivable.
There will be much more trash lying around too.
Public schools will become worse and good ones will be few and far between - most middle class people will send their kids to privates

So. I guess you plan to maintain our extreme income inequality? Because that is what leads to the conditions you describe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot more inequality and a continued hollowing-out of the middle class. Instead of having a few people at the top, a few people at the bottom, and most people in the middle, we’ll have a few people at the top, a few more people in the middle, and a lot of people at the bottom.

Public schools will continue to decline - they’re already schools of last resort in some places in the south and this will continue. I don’t know about 10 years from now, but 20-25 years from now I think anyone with any amount of means will send their kids to private schools (probably Christian private because it’s more affordable) apart from a few places in the northeast and Midwest where public schools will still be ok.

But that is only because of what we choose to invest in. Can you not see that? Schools in the south do not fund education. It is a vicious cycle but entirely reversible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot more gun shootings, crumbling infrastructure, might or might not have default due to trillions of dollars in debt, no affordable housing, deteriorating middle class, deteriorating educational system, IT talent wars, border crisis, continuing off shore wars, spreading weapons all over the world. same old, same old.

IT wars are not "same old same old." And the current crazy interpretation of our gun laws is a fairly recent phenomenon. Things have gotten worse because we don't think of ourselves as a community. We think as long as OUR kid goes to a good school or grows up in a safe neighborhood, it's all good. So short-sighted!

[Anonymous]

I think immigrant tensions will rise greatly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A lot more inequality and a continued hollowing-out of the middle class. Instead of having a few people at the top, a few people at the bottom, and most people in the middle, we’ll have a few people at the top, a few more people in the middle, and a lot of people at the bottom.

Public schools will continue to decline - they’re already schools of last resort in some places in the south and this will continue. I don’t know about 10 years from now, but 20-25 years from now I think anyone with any amount of means will send their kids to private schools (probably Christian private because it’s more affordable) apart from a few places in the northeast and Midwest where public schools will still be ok.

But that is only because of what we choose to invest in. Can you not see that? Schools in the south do not fund education. It is a vicious cycle but entirely reversible.

But so far because of unfair representation (in the Senate), there is no ability to invest in education, infrastructure, and healthcare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will we finally get those flying cars I was promised when I was a kid? It was supposed to be by the year 2000.

You can see one if you go to the Arts & Industry Museum, down at the Smithsonian (they are in development now).

[Anonymous]

I say let’s put in a mover and leaver tax well off people and a one time payment for deadbeats to leave the country.

Perhaps let’s work with AARP on free cruises and load them up old people milking SS and Medicare and drop them off to some third work country.

Prisoners maybe drop off to fight the Ukraine war.

So much we can do

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot more inequality and a continued hollowing-out of the middle class. Instead of having a few people at the top, a few people at the bottom, and most people in the middle, we’ll have a few people at the top, a few more people in the middle, and a lot of people at the bottom.

Public schools will continue to decline - they’re already schools of last resort in some places in the south and this will continue. I don’t know about 10 years from now, but 20-25 years from now I think anyone with any amount of means will send their kids to private schools (probably Christian private because it’s more affordable) apart from a few places in the northeast and Midwest where public schools will still be ok.

But that is only because of what we choose to invest in. Can you not see that? Schools in the south do not fund education. It is a vicious cycle but entirely reversible.

But so far because of unfair representation (in the Senate), there is no ability to invest in education, infrastructure, and healthcare.

Not unfair -- it is our system. You can change the Constitution if you like and if you can convince enough people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think immigrant tensions will rise greatly.

Like that has not happened before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I say let’s put in a mover and leaver tax well off people and a one time payment for deadbeats to leave the country.

Perhaps let’s work with AARP on free cruises and load them up old people milking SS and Medicare and drop them off to some third work country.

Prisoners maybe drop off to fight the Ukraine war.

So much we can do

You know that old people paid into Medicare and SS right?

You are probably the same idiot who said, "Who cares about COVID, it is only killing old people."

Remind me to never have a grandchild like you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I say let’s put in a mover and leaver tax well off people and a one time payment for deadbeats to leave the country.

Perhaps let’s work with AARP on free cruises and load them up old people milking SS and Medicare and drop them off to some third work country.

Prisoners maybe drop off to fight the Ukraine war.

So much we can do

Actually there is, since this is OUR society.

People who say it is all going to hell, so I will just hole up in my gated community and private school are the scariest. That is exactly how it does all go to hell.

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Anonymous wrote:Learn mandarin

I'm so old, I remember when the Japanese were going to be our overlords. Remember the movie, "Gung Ho?"

I remember this so well. Japan was going to buy us. Remember Michael Chrichton's book Rising Sun.

Hah. I almost mentioned Rising Sun as well. Maybe this is true in every country, but the U.S. really seems to need a "villain-of-the-day." When my kids were in elementary school, I remember some news source "Time for Kids?" plus maybe their teacher had them all anxious about ISIS. Those were bad dudes, to be sure, but nothing like a threat to the way of life for some suburban U.S. elementary kids. Some country or organization is always going to be used to fill that news hole. Sometimes they are legitimate threats, and sometimes they aren't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will we finally get those flying cars I was promised when I was a kid? It was supposed to be by the year 2000.

Drivers in my area really struggle with two dimensions. Not sure I really trust them to make good choices with a third.