Describe USA in 50 years?
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91th state of the republic of china
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That's a big gap, between 50 and 80. A lot can happen in 30 years, and although I would prefer to die peacefully among friends that can't make up for what I can accomplish in 30 years time. I have to go with 80.
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compare the rate of it now to 50 years ago (many people will be alive in 50 years).  Then compund that to what it would be in 2056 (eek, I'd be 75) and tell what would be affected.  Or just tell them how hot their ass are going to be when they are old and trying to stay alive.
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You should read Ray Kurzeils "The Singularity is Near"  and understand the law of accelerating returns. \n\nIn 50 years time we may be life, Jim, but not as we know it...
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Based on (limited) personal experience: USA
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Around Mid-forever-ish
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US will make it past the first round but its 50:50 after that.  Then it will be 40:60, then 20:80\nSo it looks tough for the US to proceed past the later stages
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The most ominous problem that will affect the US easily in the next 5 or 10 years will be the overpopulation of such countries as Red China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, etc, along with the declining fortunes of the US and Europe.\nRed China has been quietly sabotaging and infiltrating the US since they killed JFK for starters, and are now openly getting military about it all.  They are behind the "Terrorists" and most of the troubles we face across the world today.  Just think, the world's population is suppossed to be DOUBLED by 2012, and yet Red China will run out of food and energy sources for their own people alone in 2010, or so, I have heard on TV.  The only good news is that such may catch up to them before they can invade Taiwan, Japan, Hawaii, California, etc.
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I think you mean culturally like how we viewed Eisenhower in the 50s and the early part of Kennedy,\n\nI would view the 90s in this way.  This is the era before the GWOT (war on terror) just like Eisenhower and Kennedy was just before vietnam.
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You probally have enough answers already, but the answer is 1950's
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The US isn't a Superpower now. 'Superpower' implies there's somebody who can fight you. The USA is in a league of its own.\n\nRight now the United States is so far ahead of everybody else, I doubt we'll have been matched even in 50 years.
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to put it in a nutshell, it is projected that china, in 30-50 years, in our lifetime, WIL be (quite likely along with india), the word's superpower... taking america's place
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I don't think the people will think it's better or worse than now.  But if one of us were to pop up all of a sudden 100 years from now we'd be in shock.  The change in the world due to technology in the past 100 years is incredible, but the advances that the knowledge we now have are going to enable for the future are going to make the world an entirely different place.  Hopefully it will get better because the alternative is probably destruction.
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Given the rising post cold war competition (and cooperation!) among the US, the EU, Russia, China, India, etc. it's very feasible. Current projects point towards the year of 2030, and even if they're overdue, it should still be within our lifetime.
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the 50 states in America
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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.
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America is a young country with an old mentality.