The U.S. Economy Hasn’t Experienced Anything Like This Since The 1930s (Snyder), page-17

"There are countries in the world that are freer and safer than the US as well."

Wait until the combination over the next decade of:

1. the economic ravages of the pandemic on the economies of on developing countries and
2. the US ceasing to act as the globe's policeman.

... takes effect.

Your list of free and safe countries is going to shorten considerably.

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