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Boeing's slow and gradual deterioration somewhat poetically mirrors a similar trend in the entire country of USA as well. Once a pinnacle of engineering and innovation, 50 years ahead of everyone else in all respects, now revealing inner rot that has been building up for decades unseen.

What was the last war that USA decisively won? When did an astronaut go to orbit in an American rocket? (SpaceX is the exception that proves the rule). What can USA manufacture at greater scale, with better quality, for cheaper cost than anyone else in the world? Does the median American have access to the best quality of life and Healthcare? What about education?




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