Given what you now know about the United States, where do you see the country heading ECONOMICALLY O

Given what you now know about the United States, where do you see the country heading ECONOMICALLY OR POLITICALLY in the near (next 10 years) and longer term (say the next 20+ years)? You may choose EITHER topic, but your answer should include material from the pre-WWII era, the WWII-1990s period, and the contemporary and future U.S.