Why the economic future looks bleak.

PO1 Bernard Killinger — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:25:53 -0500

According to MarketWatch, the Chinese have officially overtaken the United States of America as the world's largest and number one economy for the first time since Ulysses S. Grant was president. It is so low that our birthrate's not sufficient to maintain our population....and population growth is one key factor in economic growth. Couple this with the largest number of Americans ever, not working in this country; expressed as the labor force participation rate. Ninety-three million Americans who are capable of working, are not -- and that number is growing. Because if we're not gonna give birth to replace our declining population, then we gotta find it somewhere. Somebody's gonna have to pay for this. We gotta get money from somewhere. Obamacare is creating part-time workers left and right. Obamacare -- and Obama period, the Democrat Party -- has created an ever-expanding dependency class. Hello illegal immigration policy that grants amnesty to millions. Our trajectory is unsustainable...

US Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low

The U.S. birth rate reached an all-time low in 2013, as the number of babies born in the country declined for the sixth straight year since the peak in 2007, a new report finds.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 4 at 2014 7:31 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:31:34 -0500

Welcome to the future and death of our country where we continue to murder our progeny.

Response by SSG Gerhard S. made Dec 6 at 2014 1:28 PM

SSG Gerhard S. — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 13:28:50 -0500

I would respectfully disagree with the idea that population growth is necessary for economic growth. If that were the case we would have seen massive economic decline following both World Wars when birthrates were low and we had over 400,000 war deaths. It is not population that drives economic growth, but rather efficiencies in production, and the ease with which innovations are created and implemented. We can overcome population declines through fewer government hurdles being placed between people and their creative forces.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 9 at 2014 7:33 PM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 19:33:30 -0500

Well thank God we are the melting pot of the globe. It seems there are plenty of people that want to move to the United States. Not sure how incoming immigrants and their large families play into the numbers you posted. I'm gonna guess you are a Republican by your post. I will say the next administration better not be Democrats, and we had better see some change. We have avoided an all out Depression, but at what expense. Sometimes you need to hit a low, before we can see the light and rebuild. ObamaCare has so many negative ramifications that were unforeseen, it won't be long before even the Dem's say scrap it....Socialized medicine is coming whether we like it or not. We are one of the last hold outs.