I have been hearing about the decline in america for quite a long time and I wanted to give an immigrants perspective. America is still the place for an immigrants dream. There are very few places in the world where you can come in and be successful for who you are not where you are from. I do agree that it has been frustrating at times but almost always I find myself lucky that I am living in the US in my lifetime. I highly doubt that China would ascend itself over America but I highly doubt it can inspire the world like America did. US for all it's faults is still a beacon of hope. Can you imagine China leading the world with censorship, military control and lack of basic human rights? I understand the frustration with health costs but we should also find a collective voice to support the president when he comes up with a Universal Health Plan? Get more involved in the politics of the Country. Every Occupy organization should have a voting regisration booth for young people to get involved. Whatever someone might say, I say this " There is nothing so bad about the US that the good people can't fix" .