In 1980s hundreds of banksters went to jail in loans&savings scandal. US went to the dogs: 1. Militarily: terrorism as tactics is just effective (especially cost-effective). US looks like it is trying to kill a fly using a machine gun. Good luck! 2. Politically: corrupt to the core. As weak as never before. 3. Economically: capitalism is really not about being in debt. It is about capital accumulation via savings. Currently, the US is the biggest debtor in the History of the World. 600% gdp - that's our total debt.