Is America in a permanent decline?

11-Jul-2008 (2 comments)

Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's richest people is eagerly anticipated as a barometer of wealth and power. And each year the mighty U.S., whose economy is often described as the envy of the world, has dominated the rankings.

Until now, that is.

In its most recent survey, the Forbes billionaire list changed dramatically: The United States made only four appearances in the top 20, compared with 10 names two years ago. India, by contrast, posted an astonishing four in the top 10, twice as many as the U.S. While America still leads the overall list, Russia, the new nation of raging capitalism, ranked second. Its 87 billionaires pushed aside Germany, the former runner-up.

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Twilight Zone: America's Dominance Over ????

by Shiny Head on Fri Jul 11, 2008 04:55 AM PDT

with a stupid president comes many benefits! One of them is the era of world dominance coming to an end. So, lets be careful who we elect in the next election! (unless vote changers in USA are already at work to make sure the country's decline is irreversible!! ""wink wink -- McBush)