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America has been peaceful and prosperous during much of it's history. That may be harder to come by.

The middle class is not as large as it was because the manufacturing jobs are declining. As the middle class becomes smaller, the political tendancy seems to be either hard right or hard left - less moderate than the past.

America was also more self-sufficient in goods, services, and natural resources. Nations would often go to war because they lacked a resource, such as oil.

On a very general level, America domestically needs more skilled jobs and energy. Karl Rove, James Carville - are you listening? :D

Times we were at war.

Indian wars (colonial era to 1890)

1775-1783, 1812-1815, 1846-1848, 1861-1865, 1898, 1914-1918, 1939-1945, 1950-1953, 1961-1973, 1965, 1982-1984, 1983, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994-1995, 1999, 2001, 2003-

Thats 75 years of war out of 230 years being a country or a war every 3 years. Peaceful. Not realy.

Seems we only went one decade in the 1900s without war. That being right after the great depression.

I think European nations up until World War II were involved in bigger and more wars than America. Indian wars were small ongoing wars (from the settler's point of view).

I'm attempting to say (maybe not that well) that less foreign oil is conducive to peace.

more skills and less dillz

there needs to be more perks for going legit.

I've known two women who were in their mid 20's making over $40,000/year as secretaries. Neither had much of anything in the way of college classes completed. I'm pretty sure the middle class is not dead when you can make that kind of money in an administrative desk job. Granted, the both of them were very good at what they do, but still... 20-something years old, no special schooling, and neither doing it by virtue of their appearance/favors at work, either.