US slipped.

[RickN]

From the top ten in 2012 Prosperity Index.

Over the past four years, prosperity has increased around the globe, while it has remained stagnant in the United States, the Legatum Institute reports. As a result, the Institute ranked the United States 12th out of 142 countries on its 2012 Prosperity Index, putting the country outside the top ten for the first time.

http://smallbiztrends.com/2012/12/b...eurship.html?extlink=dw-openf-original-source

 

[gaseous maximus]

And, IMO, We ain't seen nothin yet.