America, The Modern Titanic

America, metaphorically speaking, is like the ill fated Titanic gliding along in frigid perilous waters. This vast magnificent liner was proclaimed unsinkable. That was until an iceberg opened her up like a gutted fish. It seems confidence and pride were not enough to keep her afloat.
America, for decades, sailed along a brilliant example of morals and values. She took care of her people by providing the life boats of Social Security and Medicare. It had fine public schools, a most efficient postal system, and laws that guaranteed equality.
Then the catastrophic iceberg of pure greed ripped a gaping hole in the vessel that was America. America the innovator, and America the manufacturer of most of the worlds goods, was now the exporter of jobs and technology. People who worship only money opened the gash and let the frigid waters rush in. As the common average American scrambled over his neighbors to stay afloat, his representatives passed laws to widen the hole even more. Now even the social lifeboats are being scuttled in the name of fiscal austerity. Soon the ship will sink, creating a vast sucking whirlpool that draws in the rest of the world like a black hole. Unless we vote out the greedy.