What is the fault that affects the U.S.?
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Hope these links help you.\n\nThere are several faults in the US. \nOne link is a chance for email notification for early warning.
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The large problems are:\n\n- open-ended costs of wars of unknown duration in Iraq and Afghanistan\n\n- essentially uncontrolled costs of entitlement programs\n\n- effect on Social Security, Medicare, etc. of population age shift toward more retired and fewer working.\n\n- off-budget obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.\n\n- Congressional pork spending\n\n- the possibility that oil price inflation will weaken the economy\n\n   Essentially what we do is tax and borrow to fund our federal obligations. As long as we can produce enough revenue and credit by those means, the budget can go to the moon and nothing will happen. If the economy is cooking along, tax revenue goes way up and a big part of the problem is taken care of. If the economy is strong, other countries will gladly invest in our treasury bonds and another big chunk is taken care of. But if our economy recesses, which it can be expected to do periodically, especially after a boom that encourages larger and larger deficits, watch out. Then tax revenues go down, maybe suddenly, and other countries may begin to retrench on their buying of our debt. No one knows what the Federal debt should be to avoid problems but a key thing to watch is how countries like China, Japan and Germany are buying our treasury bonds and notes. If the buying begins to slow, we need to cut back until it picks up again. To look for fiscal restraint from Congress is not an option to plan on. The best solution is a strong economy.
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Unfortunately, the USA
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what state are you in?\n\nIssues could be education, economy, health care, foreign trade, environmental restrictions ... it really depends where you are.
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The United States of America do doubt about it.
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the united states of america.
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the usa is scientifically advandced it a shame the the church rules it with it out dated 2000yrs old rules that are destroying the usa credabillatey the country is run by a fairy tale because the church has brainwashed its people
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The United States of America
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don't shop where you harbor resentment...\nthat would include USA>>>>>
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The impact of global warming on the US economy.
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I've been dealing with the issues for over 10 years. Why is it now coming up with the rest of you because it is at a critical mass and it has become a major problem. Economically, Socially and Culturally. It is effecting the quality of life in this country and threatening our future as a sovereign nation. Simple as that.
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United States of America
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My guess is weaken, because the US economy is slowing, and oil prices are mired under $60 a barrel. Also, with the possibility of a spring election, interest rates unlikely to rise.
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Bad distribution of wealth from the beginning.  Too much corporate, colonial, and land-baron greed.\nThe United States was built by pioneers who owned what they built.\nNot so in South America.
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The first link provides current and historical information regarding the fault.  The second link is to the history channel's web site which contains a brief overview of the Mega Disaster's episode on a possible future fault movement.\n\nhttp://quake.ualr.edu/public/nmfz.htm\nhttp://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Episodes&content_type_id=1435&display_order=3&mini_id=1401
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I'm guessing you've never been to America.  I've traveled through most of Europe, the standard of living is nowhere even close to that of America.  There are a few cities that have a different standard but are on par with the USA. As far as being relevant...Yes the USA is a major purchaser of European goods and their economies are interlinked.  If the US economy fails so will be the fate of Europe's just as if Europe's economy fails so is the fate of America's.
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it is a strike-slip fault residing on the border of the pacific and north american tectonic plates