Sorry to disagree with your generalization. Just because we are going thru a rough spot doesn't put us even close to the garbage.
America is still the greatest place to live and I am proud to be a citizen here. We have the strongest, most flexible and most powerful financial structure. We have the most mobile and most flexible work force. We have the finest educational institutions in the world. We are still the most creative country in the world. We will survive and overcome these difficulties.
The fact that there are boo birds and pessimists on every corner doesn't mean they know what the future will be. We have lived through and overcome much worse obstacle than thesee
Our best days are still ahead of us (to steal a phrase).