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To: SilentZ who wrote (206539)	10/14/2004 3:17:51 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574784

"There's also a correlation between income disparity and the crumbling of empires." Smaller data set. If the US can be said to have an empire, it is more of a hegemony, the income disparity needs to go on for a while before that happens. The other factors become prominent long before. Ever been to Germany? In the cities where I've been, there isn't a bad part of town. While some places might be more run down than others, there just isn't a place where you would be afraid to be outside after dark. Or stop at a stop light. Even in the largest cities. What US city over, say 250,000, can you say that?