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He warns that as a country grows poorer, the quality of life diminishes for everyone—through higher costs, unemployment, housing shortages, blackouts, and overcrowded prisons. These are consequences of deliberate choices that lead to decline. The current grim situation—including full prisons, lack of housing, a burgeoning homeless population, and energy crises—is a direct result of neglect and poor policy decisions. The collective mindset seems to accept this decline, unaware or unwilling to confront the need for radical change.