[ninkendo]

You know how a clear sign of a “bad neighborhood” is when you see a large percentage of payday loan buildings, liquor stores, gun stores, etc?

I see the percentage of advertising devoted to gambling to be a similar bellwether to the decline of my whole country. And it’s getting worse all the time. I can’t turn on the tv, look at billboards on the freeway, watch a sporting event, or even walk down a supermarket checkout without getting constantly reminded of how far we’ve fallen.

[haritha-j]

Agreed, and also more and more emphasis on industries that try to make money off of moving money (gambling, trading etc.), as oppposed actaully creating value is probably also a contributing factor.

[danlugo92]

250 years is the average empire's age of death