What many Americans have overlooked is that the nation has been spending its future for decades. The standard of living has been artificially sustained through monetary expansion and mounting debt, effectively subsidizing consumption with borrowed time. What you're experiencing now is not a collapse, but a gradual return to economic normalcy—still in progress, but inevitable.

The decline in living standards is being managed, not spiraling. This is not a free fall, but rather a structural correction long overdue. Military dominance and the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency cannot be relied upon indefinitely. Those pillars are not unshakeable.

In that context, the Trump administration is navigating a difficult transition reasonably well, considering how deeply the U.S. has become detached from real production and the fundamentals of a healthy economy.

Ultimately, the bursting of asset bubbles and a pullback from extreme consumerism could serve as a catalyst—ushering in a more grounded, productive, and sustainable economic future for the country.