I skimmed this but its not hard to understand why the country isn't the same country it was 20- 30 years ago... A few things are obvious though 1) Immigration You cant add over 20% (conservatively) to the population via immigration in the last 30 years and expect the country to produce the same output. Not only does it stress resources of the govt spending, it increases demand on everything else inside the border. - thats the basic math Second order consequence & second generations... ( I know thats a tough one for a lot of you) its actually not a strength for a nation to have polarizing diversity of thought, values, and overall direction. "A nation is a large group of people connected by shared history, culture, language, or ethnicity, and bound by a collective identity." 2) Where's the money go? Foreign Aid - Early 2000's 25 BILLION was going to foreign aid a year... by 2024 we've hit 85 BILLION a year. Remittances - Early 2000's 30-60 BILLION a year leaving the market... Currently its between 140-200 BILLION Govt Fraud - 3 TRILLION!!! since 2003 with a majority of that coming from welfare programs (over 50%) an ever growing demographic with the constant barrage of people coming into this country Remember the difference between a billion and a trillion in years is only 31 years to 31,000 years. 3) Money Supply and Inflation! Since the turn of the century the US dollar has lost 40% of its value while increasing the money supply by almost 400% You can't change the very fabric of a nation's people and expect the same outcomes.... You can't see tax revenue and economy revenue leave your country at astronomical rates and expect the homegrown systems to not buckle.... You can't expect the same purchasing power from your money if we continue to print more of the supply....