America No. 1?

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I don't necessarily believe him, Nick. it's not that binary. You have more options than you think.
I just think his forecasts and cited statistics are worth investigating before dismissing as "wrong" or not. it's no problem.
For instance, from his analysis I should be another European assuring you that you are right and America is indeed about to topple.
To my mind, when contemporaneous critical analysis from an ex RAND company man such as Friedman's is factored in to some of the more vocalised lines of argument and theory found here it's adding a significant dimension to the overall piece.