Is The United States Following The Path Of The Former Roman Empire.

It is said that the Roman Empire, That was the greatest power on earth, and fell for the following reasons:
                                                                                             
                                                                          United States                
Decline in Morals and Values         YES       

Public Health                                   YES

Political Corruption                         YES

Unemployment               9% +         YES

Inflation                                            YES

Urban decay                                     YES

Military Budget                                 Yes
 The United States accounts for 47 percent of the world’s total military spending,
http://www.warresisters.org/pages/piechart.htm

                                           

Inferior Technology   Cannot find alternate fuel/energy

We are  superior in Technology when it comes weapons. We can destroy mankind 10 times over with Nuclear weapons and have the larges stock pile of Weapons Of Mass Destruction. But we are  Inferior in Technology,  or I mean primitive, when it comes to not being able of finding an alternate to fuel source to replace Americas dependency on oil, or an alternate energy source for coal. But some historians said the Roman Empire lasted 2200 years, so we have time. “Happy Days Are here Again”

At the height of its power, around AD 150, the Roman Empire controlled approximately 6.5 million km2 of land surface.

The United States government has direct ownership of almost 650 million acres of land (2.63 million square kilometers