{"id":2844,"date":"2012-11-06T23:13:50","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T22:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/?p=2844"},"modified":"2012-11-07T09:07:31","modified_gmt":"2012-11-07T08:07:31","slug":"is-america-in-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/is-america-in-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"Is America in Decline?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/international\/world\/divided-states-of-america-notes-on-the-decline-of-a-great-nation-a-865295-druck.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2846\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2846\" src=\"http:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/decline1-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/decline1-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/decline1-413x300.jpg 413w, https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/decline1.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> On election Eve, many feel that the most significant choices that lie before us have not been raised by any of the presidential campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>According to official government sources, the country could face a &#8220;significant recession&#8221; unless it finds a solution to its budget problem. The economy, which is predicted to grow by at least 2.5 percent next year, could shrink instead, leading to an unemployment rate of more than 9 percent. It&#8217;s a nightmare scenario that even the International Monetary Fund, normally a proponent of drastic austerity programs, warns against. Behind the fiscal cliff is a gaping abyss into which all hopes for America&#8217;s future could disappear. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/international\/world\/divided-states-of-america-notes-on-the-decline-of-a-great-nation-a-865295-druck.html\" target=\"_blank\">Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On election Eve, many feel that the most significant choices that lie before us have not been raised by any of the presidential campaigns. 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