Fall of Rome to USA today

???? Fall of the United States ????

The US has been the strongest nation on earth for the last 50 years.  The Roman empire lasted over 500 years.  Do you see some signs that the US is facing some of the same problems that the Roman Empire experienced?  Give a present day example:

Decline in Morals and Values

n  People think we have to party and get drunk every night (YOLO) in order to be so called “popular” or “cool”.

n  You have to be the biggest guy or the skinniest girl to get all the attention.

n  People cut them self because a celebrity decided to make a stupid decision.

Public Health/Environment
  --Second-hand smoking
   --Doing drugs
  -- over drinking.
 
Political Corruption
 -- major debt
-- high gas prices
 
Unemployment
-- a very high unemployment rate


Urban decay
 
Inferior Technology
  
Military Spending
 -- we spend million of dollars on war.