This is when it will collapse...when the baby boom, which is the last generation in the US with a measurable degree of wealth, become Federal Dependents.
Our nation is turning into a third world country, only without a youthful populace. And without even a common language. Only 50% of the kids in the LA Unified School District even speak English.....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2160790/posts
This is not a cohesive national or cultural group capable of generating a cohesive economic contribution to the world.
Take heart -- millions of illegal aliens are reproducing at a prodigious rate. In two generations, they will own us and Spanish will become the official language. The likes of Obama will never get into office again -- he will way too far to the right to suit our new masters.