*Class divide and the use of slaves - The Romans had a very rich upper class and a very poor lower class due to the use of slaves rather than the Roman poor. Why pay a citizen when they could get richer by using slaves. Sounds alot like the use of illegal aliens in this country and the big businesses that pay them a nickel on the dollar for hard labor. Why pay a legal citizen when you can indenture someone who won't fight it. 

*Financial Problems - "Conundrum", that's how Greenspan describes our "irrational exhuberance".  The economy is driven by credit. Less cash but more purchases. If even 20% of people defaulted our economy would collapse. We hang on a delicate balance.  

*The Dole and Barbarians - Our borders are open for all to cross. Who are the barbarians? I think you can figure it out.

*Economic, Military - Military is shrinking as more folks look to the government for handouts and security without giving of themselves. 

*Christianity - The struggles of modern Christians and their persecution in this country will serve for further division.

*Vandals and Religious Controversy - The ACLU and Supreme court are tearing down all traces of Christianity but Muslim prayers can be carried over a loud speaker for all downtown Detroit to hear. The Catholic Priests who molest children got alot of negative attention and it should but where is the outrage at all of the teachers who are molesting students?!  Recently women teachers are doing it alot. I call this a vandalism of the Catholic Church.

*Division of the Empire - We are more poplarized and multicultured than ever. There is nothing wrong with a multi-ethnic or multiracial country, but the language and culture should be common. If we become separated by language and customs and the people have allegience to their old country, then the common pride goes and then the fall is next. Divide and conquer.

*Lead - Lead is not the problem anymore, I'd say political correctness and liberalism is the new poison. 

*Hoarding and Deficit -Look at the debt to income ratio these days. Look at the $50,000 cars in low income neighborhoods. Look at the housing market. Look at this nations exports verses it's imports- it's out of whack with more being purchased from overseas than we export for others to purchase. 

*Decay - I believe modern decay is more mental than economical. We fail to apply commonsense to laws. We are insane as the old Emperors!