What is the future of America?
152578
The future of America is like the future of Hitler.
494002
It will be devastating to the USA because of Family Unification/Chain Migration better known as bring in the Village. \nThe USA will increase its population from 300 million today to between 400 million to 1/2 billion in 20 Years. 40% poverty.\nhttp://www.heritage.org/research/immigration/wm1076.cfm\nCheck it out.
867411
Lazy Liberalism will destroy America. America will decline due to a disapearance of our morals and work ethic. Americans will become lazy and decadent, and America will turn into a socialist state. This is already happening. \n\nAmericans will just want to have sex and take drugs.
1110672
In the future...\n\nthe strong will define what democracy is.
383996
Yes and No. Yes, because of the stance America is taking on world issues. Also because the Govt. is confusing the world over with its stances which is so different from what it used to be. \n\nNo, because the American dream and the ideals would always remain. It is getting corroded by today's American society, especially the youth (who do not even know who the first President of the United States was!) \n\nSo in 50 years, America would be the UK of today, saying 'yes' to India and/or China for everything. And if it listens to China, that is the day the American dream would crumble.
264840
The American Empire will crumble.  We will be to China and India in the future, as Europe is to America today.  We will no longer control the wealth of the world.  With the lose of that foothold, we will lose our ability to control other nations.  That loss of power will erode our security to a critical point because of the amount of anti-American sentiment we have (and will) build up over the course of time due to our international arrogance.\nIn short, we will lose our civil liberties, our money, our power, and our pride.  We will be a shell of what we were.
459286
Capitalism. America will either move towards Socialism or die under the weight of the insane amount of materialism we've created. Rich people want more and more and don't want to share, poor people want what the rich people have, and the middle class are only slaves to materialism. It's been proven the divide between upper and lower classes is quickly increasing. I can walk down any street in my city and see the dirt poor wiping the asses of the wealthy, it's sickening. It can't last much longer though. Just a matter of time before it crumbles.
291623
No what I do think it will destroy America. Just look at how far downhill we have come since the repuglicans took power, we are on the verge of world war III, in debt to the Chinese, giving away nuclear technology, involved in a stupid war in Iraq. Got a president that don't know how to tell the truth, favors the oil company's and the rich while leaving the poor and middle class behind. It is a real mess that I am not sure that we can recover from very easily.
925267
This is where you find the heart of the matter. The future of any country depends on an educational system available to everyone, look at Ireland's example in their universal education system, they have transformed their economy in a very short period of time and are now attracting the best companies in the world. The greatest purpose in America was to see our children reach their American Dream and yet, all we do is complain about the cost and how much the teacher is making, complain about the jobs leaving the country, but don't give the kids the tools to compete. If you want jobs to return you must compete with countries that are providing first rate education to their future work force. It ain't rocket science.
124338
I think there is a combination of socialism and democracy that has yet to be realized. As for America, you alsom must realize that all empires eventually fall. Be it in 100 years or 1000. Nothing lasts forever.
609126
The world will likely want more than it can get by 2020.\n\nGood! Maybe someone will finally get serious about a workable alternative!
1064928
There is no hope. There is nothing you can do. American society is beyond the point of no return to government by the people, for the people, of the people. Now, government can do anything it wants with you, any time, any place. You need permission from the government to do just about anything. Government is supposed to be our servant, but has become our master. Government is supposed to fear the people, not the other way 'round.\n\nIf history is any guide, things get worse and worse until the society bankrupts itself, and can be "taken over" easily by other forces. Then a new society arises, with a rebirth of freedom, and eventually that society too destroys itself.
905789
Well, yes and no.  \n\nNo, because nothing special is going to happen in 2050, but....\n\nYes, because the US economy is going to meltdown long before then (currency collapse followed by hyperflation) and one of the major side effects of this is going to be large-scale ethnic violence.  I know this because multicultural societies always, repeat ALWAYS, disintegrate into ethnic violence when they come under stress.  Multiculturalism only ever works in times of peace and prosperity when there's plenty for everyone.  As soon as any of these conditions change, people revert to their tribal identities and the ancient struggles of the tribes begin again....\n\nAmerica today is a giant Bosnia waiting to happen....\n\nNimadan
506763
Hypothetically speaking, I'm not entirely sure the world will exist in 10 years the way current world affiars are going what with the nuclear tension in Iran and North Korea...But I predect the economy will be better if we're still around.
1093988
If this trend of aliens is not decreased, the population will reach 400 million by 2050. How many people can America hold? \n\nand how will we feed them is a valid question who ever you directed this question to,  i would love to hear their answer instead of just your a racist
1127931
What a bleak outlook your question has.  It would be tempting to try to lambaste your question by taking a partisan stance and try to show you why we are headed in the right direction.  However, our nation's future does not lie in any one president or administration.  Our nation's promising future lies in its past and the hopes of its citizens today.\n\nPrimarily in our past due to the great document of nation's Constitution.  Despite what many may say this document is the ultimate guideline to where our nation will go.  It is the checks and balances that this document states our government must work within that keeps tyrants from taking power.  That people can take security believing that the best interests of the nation at large will be sought.  \n\nSure there will be mistakes along the way and one year may seem worse than the previous, but that has been true for all of time.  What will get us through is if we as citizens continue to live in the manner that made our country great.  \n\nIn the words of Alexander Solzenitschen [sic], the US is great, because the US is good.  Which country gives the most humanitarian aide worldwide, the US?  What country triumphs the needs of the oppressed, the US?  What country sends more aide workers everywhere, the US?  We have our shortcomings and our failures, but our citizens truly desire to aspire to better things and take the world along with them.\n\nIf we fail anywhere it is because we as citizens have become apathetic to human need, lazy, selfish, greedy and gluttonous.  When we as citizens get this way then we allow our politicians to become so too.  We elect people who we believe will protect our selfish desires or worse yet, we just allow them to take office because we refused to vote.\n \nPeople think their vote has no power.  They look at the 2000 election and say the the presidency was stolen.  Well, wake up.  Your vote does count, you have the ability to vote in your local election.  That person you vote for there may run for higher offices and have greater authority to make decisions that you believe are in our nation's best interest.  But it takes you to get out there and vote for them and support them and tell others about them.  Get off your butt and vote.  Become a part of the process.\n\nFinally, keep in mind that you are not promised another day on this earth more than the minute you are breathing now.  By reading your local paper you will see there are many people whose lives were ended in the blink of an eye.  You have today and now to live and enjoy the life you have.  Make the best choices you can for the betterment of others and if you don't get to see the nation in 5 years, those who do may have only you to thank for the benefits they enjoy.
94367
America has become the pariah of the world: arrogant, selfish, self-centred, ignorant, pseudo-fascist, careless of world opinion, disregarding global warming, ignoring international law, greedy and ugly. The future lies with the East: China and India. It will take more than just ditching Bush and his criminal friends to change things. In the meantime, international hatred of the USA will drive it even further into militarism and prejudice.