Agreed.

The US is done. I don't mean that in a, "the country is going to collapse" way. But in terms of the influence and power and qualify of life it's had over the last 100 years, it's done. Sad thing is, no one living in it seems to notice. They're all in denial. Everyone still blindly believes that we're the most advanced nation in the world in every category, when we've been passed in every pretty much ever category other than military and GDP (standard of living, GDP per capita, health coverage, education, life satisfaction, working hours, wages, employment, etc., etc., etc.). The problems are all systemic and no one seems to give a shit enough to do anything except for psycho Tea Partiers (who are making it worse).

If you're super smart and want to get rich, the US is still probably the best place to go. But if you're an average Joe... or if you have ANY other priorities than money or fame, you're better off in many other places.