XPost: talk.politics.misc, alt.politics, alt.politics.usa   
   XPost: alt.russian.z1   
   From: os333@netc.eu   
      
   Speak for the US, not the whole "western world".   
      
   In some parts of Western Europe life of regular people is   
   more comfortable, more 'normal' (although it'd be notably   
   better if they weren't engaged in confrontation vs Russia).   
   For younger Americans, it's recommended to escape the U.S.   
   and settle somewhere else. Russia is also an option.   
      
      
      
   Veteran Cocksucker,    
      
   > Too much has become Too Expensive.   
   >   
   > We're talking basics like food - but also   
   > prices for housing and insurance.   
   >   
   > USA and lots of places, you'd better be well into   
   > six figures if you plan to buy a house. Oh sure,   
   > you can 'finance' - at killing interest rates and   
   > evil plans - assuming you can even FIND something   
   > to buy.   
   >   
   > Rentals - almost the same issues. Insane prices.   
   >   
   > Home/car/med insurance - same issues.   
   >   
   > In short we really seem on the verge of a LARGE   
   > portion of the pop being completely forced out,   
   > living in tent cities, "Hoovervilles", on the   
   > edge of town in squalor.   
   >   
   > Now add in "AI" replacing lots of jobs ...   
   >   
   > Can/will any kind of govt deal with it ?   
   > Sorry, the answer is probably "no". Too   
   > much, too big, is in total runaway mode.   
   >   
   > Doesn't seem to matter what "-ist" your   
   > country is ... same horrors everywhere.   
   >   
   > Will it crash ? Yes, eventually. Will it   
   > crash back to sanity/goodness ? No. Forget   
   > the "age of prosperity" - more back to   
   > lords and serfs.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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