[PGR88]

My own guess is that a hurricane of inflation will, over the next ten years, rip the welfare state up by the roots and leave us impoverished, diminished and baffled, wondering what happened to us.

My guess too

And what comes after that?

[Mark17]

And what comes after that?

Who knows. Civil war maybe?

[17th Miss Regt]

And what comes after that?

The absolutely merciless correction. A maintenance determination phase in which lampposts are weight tested to determine if they need replacement.

[Trod Upon]

Greece, if they’re lucky.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Bingo.

If you haven't already done so, GTF out of the cities and interior 'burbs and away from public transportation lines. Distance will be a friend when the wheels fall off the gravy train.