Ancient Egypt. The Persian Empire. The Roman Empire. The Ottoman Empire.
What do these powerful empires all have in common?
The all came to an end.
And during the last 200 years of existence, the furthest thing from the minds of these empires was the fact that they could fall. So…when was the last time you thought about the fact that the American Empire could one day come to an end?
Now, all the telltale writing is on the wall and if we do not change course immediately, the American Empire will not last more than another 200 years (if it even makes it that far).
- We spend far too much money on military endeavors, yet our military is spread thin and under-manned.
- New construction has come to a stand-still and too large a percentage of our existing structures remain vacant or underutilized
- Forein investors, companies, and countries own too large a percentage American assets
- On all levels, local, state, and national, our government is way too big. There are too many levels of bureaucracy, too many redundant positions, and too many government salaries being paid
- Our social security and medicare systems are eating up approximately one third of our entire national budget when these programs were designed to be self-funded (current workers paying the benefits of retired workers)
- The extension of unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to up to 99 weeks is nothing short of a widespread welfare program that is designed to give unemployed workers $21,060 worth of free money per year, essentially killing their motivation to actually find a job. And what happens when those workers who take 99 weeks (nearly two years) off go back to work? How long do you think it will take them to get reacquainted with hard work? How many of them will end up getting fired because their work ethic dried up during their two-year layoff?
- Too many government contracts and pork are being given out under a patronage system
- Over the past few decades, not a single law has simply been passed. Every law that gets past is actually a set of several, if not dozens, of laws all rolled into one. Most of which are in no way related and were only included in the bill in order to buy certain votes. For a prime example of this, take a look at this article: Politics Kills Repeal of New 1099 Regulation
- We spend way too much time, effort, and money meddling in the affairs of other countries and not enough time getting our own house in order
- Our middle class is disappearing and being replaced by a stronger, richer upper class and a larger, relatively poorer lower class
- As a nation, we have put ourselves on a pedestal and are operating under the assumption that we will be the first empire in history to last forever
- A vast majority of our politicians hold office for self-benefit rather than for the greater good of America
- We are placing more value on politics, political correctness, technicalities, and making people feel good about themselves above what is right
- Our education system has turned into a “how can we make all students equal” system rather than a breeding ground for great minds (supposedly there are more geniuses in China than there are people in the entire United States)
So, when the American Empire does come to an end, who is there to become the next dominant empire on the map? The European Union? China? The Islamic Empire?
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The British Empire, Kings of France, The Czars…..The cycle of history. Seize the day, take the kids to the park, see a movie, go to Disney World, bungee jump…life is shorter than history.