“...the U.S., despite constant predictions of our demise, is still the most productive nation on the planet....”
Have you seen what Generation Z has turned into? That plus the 5 million illegal alien leaches pouring into the USA every year will be the downfall of this “productive nation”.
‘...will be the downfall of this “productive nation”.’
Perhaps, but every single person who has predicted our demise, and there have been plenty of them, have all turned out to be wrong so far.