In 1967, the US population reached the 200 million mark according to US Census estimates. The bureau designated an Asian-American baby born at Atlanta’s Crawford Long Hospital as the 200 millionth American. In October, this country will reach another milestone as the US crosses the 300 million mark. This time, Life magazine won’t have a photo spread of the new American, largely because the Census bureau will not designate a particular individual (and because Life has ceased publication).
America’s continued growth has been largely propelled by immigration. Though the US birth rate is higher than most other industrialized countries, immigration can and will continue to play a significant role in the growth of this country.
In 1790 the US population measured less than 4 million people, it took over 130 years before the US population reached 100 million and another 40 years to reach 200 million…40 years from today the US population will eclipse 400 million and by most estimates the demographic landscape of this country will have changed dramatically. By 2040 Hispanics will make up roughly ¼ of the US population with Whites barely a majority…so what does this mean for America?
To some it means a great deal, how else does one explain the push to catapult issues like immigration to the forefront of American politics, what else accounts for political efforts to designate English as the nation’s official language? In reality it makes little difference…the problems this country faces aren’t born of immigrants or minorities…the problems this country faces are born of culture and not an immigrant culture, but the culture of slothful America.
By 2040, this country will long since have abandoned any pretext of free enterprise, much less individual liberty. By 2040, this country will have wholly embraced socialized medicine, increased taxation (on par with Europe) an end to private property can also be foreseen. This future is all but a foregone conclusion because of the ever present, ever growing culture of entitlement. The prevalence of this culture was evident in the failed effort to privatize Social Security, many of the plan’s opponents freely admitted that they would prefer a government managed retirement program, rather than one they controlled themselves…why? Because our society, with increasing frequency, has adopted a culture that gives rise to paternalism.
Everyday in this country more and more Americans shirk individual responsibility and demand government act on their behalf. This coupled with an engrained belief that we aren’t responsible for our own failures (the Katrina Complex), ensures that Libertarianism is a lost cause. By 2040, this country will most surely have changed but the fact that there will be more minorities and fewer Whites is immaterial, the true change will be the fundamental change in this country’s founding ideals. The spirit of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution will be dead. Politicians, as they do now, will continue to avoid the real issues, promising their constituents the world (and handouts to spare) in exchange for their votes, we can take solace in the fact that most of the world will be right there along with us…
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