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152 Specific Financial, Economic and Social Forecasts for the Next 10 Years: Quote:
FINANCE
3. States, counties, cities, corporations and nations will default on bonds in record amounts.
9. The total amount of credit outstanding worldwide will decline substantially.
12. Currencies will be reformed and/or retired.
13. “The rich” will be further vilified, and their property will be increasingly taxed and seized.
18. Financial news networks will change formats or go off the air.
22. Corporate dividends will be cut, a lot.
23. Investing in stocks will be considered …
24. “Buy and hold” will be denounced as a flawed approach to investing in the stock market.
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THE ECONOMY
46. Governments will adopt trade restrictions.
47. Governments will impose tariffs on imported goods.
48. Many insurance companies will fall.
50. The number of new skyscrapers being designed and built will decline dramatically.
51. There will be a trend of family members moving in with each other.
52. Homelessness will increase.
POLITICS
63. Politics will become more polarized, splintered and radical.
71. More countries will oppose U.S. interests.
73. Anti-government sentiment will grow into powerful emotional forces.
74. Openness and transparency in government will continue to give way to secrecy.
77. Libertarianism will expand in influence and popularity.
84. One or more third parties will gain political clout and win local elections and perhaps a state election or two.
86. Cyber attacks will become major tools of terror and/or war.
87. Security will become a primary concern of people and governments.
OTHER SOCIAL TRENDS
96. Belief in magic will increase.
97. Science will be turned to malevolent purposes.
98. Epidemics will increase in number and severity.
108. Conspiracy theories will become more plentiful, and more people will believe them.
109. People will rate “the future” as unhopeful.
110. The suicide rate will …
111. Hemlines will fall.
117. New religious sects will form.
118. College attendance will fall off.
119. College tuitions will fall, a lot.
121. Escapist communities will be established.
128. Luxury will go out of fashion.
129. Well-off people will adopt fashions that conceal rather than accentuate their wealth.
130. Lines on automobile bodies will become rounder and less angular.
131. Black, brown and grey will replace bright colors in clothing, cars and art.
132. Entertainment media will feature nastier, uglier and more horrible …
133. The Olympic Games will be cancelled at least once if not terminated altogether.
134. Many amusement parks will close.
135. The number of coffee shops in the United States will decline substantially.
136. Per capita consumption of alcohol and other depressants will …
139. Terrible secret activities will take place, some to be revealed …
linkConventional thinkers waste time building shelters when they are unnecessary and then have no shelters when they need them the most. Socionomists do the opposite.
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