Can’t believe no one has pointed the root cause of the death spiral, which is real.
Our nation has rejected God. It’s that simple. The nation that rejects God, kicks Him out, says, “Thanks, but we can do it all without You - we don’t need You...” will find itself losing His blessing, His grace, His mercy and His protection.
Even a large percentage of conservatives fall in this category.
In doing so, a nation signs its own death warrant. It’s clear in history, all through scripture. Nothing new here.
Japan never really had a God and did quite well for a time. If anything they were becoming more and more Christian as their economy declined.
India believes in hundreds of Gods and they're doing quite well right now.
The Islamic world believes in God, and some say the same God as Christians, but if not for oil they would still be penny ante nomadic tribes.