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![]() THE FUTURE AS WE SEE ITIf America continues on the path it is on, and we see no possible way to change it, the quality of life can only deteriorate for the productive segment of our population... (ourselves) In an article published in The Futurist (A journal of forecasts, trends, and ideas about the future) September-October 1996 issue, William deB. Mills put it very clearly. His scenario is predicated on no disaster, no sudden failures, no new threats. The decline of the worlds last superpower requires little more than the continuation of the already well entrenched social, economic, and political trends. He writes: "America today is the worlds only remaining superpower. But for how long? Here's a detailed look at how the United States could slide disastrously into international inconsequence. He continues in his "U.S. Decline" scenario: "Continued voter and corporate demands for handouts plus lower taxes increase the federal deficit, undermining government financial stability. Individuals consume heavily at the expense of savings, which leaves them equally exposed. In a self centered society where everyone feels abused, reform movements have no chance. Personal incentive to excel dissipates as scholarships, grades, jobs, and promotions increasingly are given for politically correct reasons rather than benefit." "Fewer workers support more dependents on salaries that are being diminished by declining international competitiveness. America turns to protectionism and isolationism fueled by the cry of ambitious politicians to "protect American sovereignty." Foreign investors flee to more hospitable markets, and allies drift away. With government, corporate, and personal financial reserves used up, isolated America slowly declines: Infrastructure decays, educational levels drop, cities go bankrupt, more and more people become alienated, and the population ages. Gradually, East Asia and West Europe inherit leadership of a rapidly advancing global society peacefully enriching itself through the expanding market opportunities born of multi-lateralism." Read his whole article. It goes into detail about how this could (or is going to) happen. If or when it happens, wouldn't it be nice to have a safe haven, a second country citizenship, with banking and business relationships in place? Welcome to New Utopia. In the same issue of The Futurist, Richard D. Lamm, former three term governor of Colorado, authored a very informative article entitled "Futurizing America's Institutions. " In his article under the subtitle "Domestic Institutions," ex-Governor Lamm has this to say: ("A Scenario for Decline in America" - From The Futurist, Sept.-Oct. 1996) "America's basic domestic institutions have lost much of the Yankee ingenuity and efficiency that helped build our economy and our nation. They simply do not produce world-class results." "No nation spends more money on health care than America. How are we doing? American males are fifteenth in world life expectancy; American females are eighth. We are twentieth in infant mortality. And 26 nations have better cardiovascular health rates than we do. Twelve nations have better cancer survival rates. In no major health statistic, except one, are Americans as healthy as people in Europe, England, Canada, or Japan. We have the highest life expectancy after reaching age 80, mainly because of Medicare, which spends massive amounts of money on the last generation, but doesn't cover the entire population. We spend more money turning 80-year-olds into 90-year-olds than we do 6-year-olds into educated 16-year-olds. We have the least comprehensive, most inefficient, and highly technical health-care system in the world. Yet it produces comparatively poor health outcomes." New Utopia's Medical Center and Anti-Aging clinic is destined to be the finest in the world. Ex Governor Lamm goes on: "Only one nation spends more money on educating its children than does the United States. How are we doing? American students are in the bottom third on all international comparisons in every subject. Asian students are ahead of American students from the first grade and graduate from high school with as much class time as our students have when they graduate from college--consistently outscoring us by large margins." "No nation spends more money on crime control, police, burglar alarms, bars on windows, and private security police. How are we doing? We live in the most violent and crime-infested society in the industrial world." The founders are dedicated to making New Utopia the safest City/State in the world. "No nation spends more money electing politicians to office, or lobbying them while they are there. How are we doing? Wherever we look, our public problems are outgrowing our solutions. American politics has become a playground of special interests and self seeking politicians. The public is rapidly losing the confidence necessary to support a democracy. Less than 20% of the American public "expect government to do the right thing." Again we spend more to achieve less." There will be no politicians in New Utopia. Stability is one reason for it's being a constitutional monarchy, modeled after the Principality of Monaco. Of lawyers, Mr. Lamm has this to say: "America has 6% of the worlds population but over 50% of the world's lawyers. American goods and services are burdened by having to carry incredible costs that the goods and services of other nations don't have to carry. There is a "lawyer tax" on almost everything we do. The political influence of lawyers keeps us from passing the type of tort reform enjoyed by other nations." "Ultimately, it is not a company that competes, but societies that compete. Nations that educate their citizens efficiently and effectively, find ways to motivate their workers, deliver health care in a cost-efficient manner, and find expeditious ways to settle disputes among their citizens with a minimum of litigation are generally the nations that win the race for an internationally high standard of living." "Every society in the developed world runs its system on a fraction of the lawyers we have. We have two and a half times as many lawyers per capita as Great Britain, five times as many per capita as Germany, and 25 times as many as Japan. Despite this overabundance, we are adding new lawyers at a rate four times faster than our population growth." Assets will be safe in New Utopia from suits or judgments filed in any other country, outside of it's borders and the courts of New Utopia will not have jurisdiction. The universally recognized principles of international public law are incorporated into the legal system of New Utopia. The government will not however permit extradition for crimes or felonies, unless they are also considered crimes or felonies in New Utopia. Example, there are no tax laws in New Utopia, therefore no tax crime. About New Utopia | The Future As We See It | News and Updates New Utopia |