How long does the US have?

Griff · 11-27-2007, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

i'm thinking the 16-30 range. gives us a couple more elections to completely screw up with successively lower turnout. a couple more recessions and on real big one tipping over when people realize that real estate is a comodity and the baby boom generation is fading out and we have way more supply than demand. a couple more military actions with dubious outcomes creating more passively minded skeptics until very few believe anything is worth fighting for.

I like my financial planners a little more pollyana-ish.

I went with 50. There will be many many years of denial, but all empires contract. Its the nature of the beast. We could string it out longer if we had a few Presidents with less vision but we don't like small people in charge.

lookout123 · 11-27-2007, 05:52 PM

i can refer you to plenty. i hope for the happy version but plan for the rough side. overseas investments are wise for a number of reasons. so is stockpiling a heavy arsenal at home.

View Poll Results: How long before the US is an afterthought?
0-15 years	2	8.70%
16-30 years	5	21.74%
30 -50 years	10	43.48%
Pfffft, we're here forever fool!	6	26.09%
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