Reply #5: We are definitely starting the "downhill slide".

[cliss]

I can see the signs everywhere I look: a hollowed-out economy, with lots of jobs going to foreign countries.

Our manufacturing base is gone. We don't manufacture anything now. It's mostly gone to other countries like Mexico, China, and many others. This is what made the U.S. strong in the first place.

Instead, what do we have? An economy that's a house of cards. It's built on mostly the real estate market. A market that is so overpriced, that it's unbelievable. It's not a Bubble, it's the Hindenburg. And when that thing blows, it's going to take the Phony Economy down with it.

A researcher found out that fully 36% of the labor force is directly involved with real estate and the housing market.

Now, how can you tell FOR SURE that we're going down? The best way to see it is in our negotiations with other countries. Diplomats are now acting like thugs and lunatics, calling other officials "retards" and "stupid". The U.S. keeps losing in negotiations. Negotiation has now gone out the window. I'm fully expecting US officers to pull out a gun and threaten foreign dignitaries.