"20 year Global War on Terror which cost $6T+"

This was enabled by the US population not even feeling any of the effects of the war: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/were-at-war-americas-at-the-mal...

"Healthcare costs which far outstrip other western nations, mostly paid for out of pocket, and which increase every year"

This is a reason Trump was elected. I already mentioned this in costs. Imagine what will happen if China takes Taiwan, inflation WILL creep into this with increased medicine costs (many pmade in China) and throughout the stack.

"Opioid Crisis which killed more people than all our 20th century wars combined"

Regional pain does not equal national pain. Ask West/East coasters and they dont know this problem as deeply as the deindustrialized Trump voting rustbelt.

"Lack of workplace protections, time off, etc which our peer nations enjoy"

Why do you think AI is being pushed so hard. This is a coming pain that I hope will finally push the US into a true leftist position.

"The Chinese have not dealt with any of these things, so yeah, they have more available capacity to manage new social disruptions. That said, Americans love war, so we could probably add another war without disrupting things too badly."

Do you have any evidence to support this assertion? Do you live in the US?