The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a nation is a gauge used to judge their economic health and really their world status. The United States has the highest single country GDP, but in recent years the GDP rankings have had some significant changes. The European Union's collective GDP has surpassed the United States' GDP as the world largest. The European Union is not a direct threat to the United States, but they are an economic threat. Their threat comes from competition for resources. Their needs counter our productivity and raise prices. They are not our enemy, but they do cause us many problems collectively and will do so more frequently in the future.

China is steadily climbing the GDP ladder. According to the CIA World Factbook they were number three on the list after the European Union and the United States. The Chinese of course have their sights on number one and it is possible. They too pose a threat to the United States in many ways, but for the near future their threat is resource based too. They want, need, the same resources our economy needs. The demand raises the prices hurting the United States, especially in our fragile economic state. More....

We are wasting our wind and solar energy.  These alternative energy sources are abundant and reliable, but we are wasting their potential.  It is estimated that by 2030 the energy produced from wind and solar will only account for 1% of the world’s total production.  In 2007, renewable energy usage by the United States only accounted for 7% of our total consumption (see chart). More....

$700 billion a year sent to foreign nations. Can we afford this?