> now if that will take the rest of the US economy as well.... debatable.

In the grand scheme of GDP, the US hasn't done much growth in anhtjjg else this decade, all while massively increasing spending to prevent post COVID recessions.

It certainly doesn't look good. But this was being setup for 30 years as we outsourced our strong manufacturing wing to make the top brass richer in the short run. So I do think the house of cards falls if AI does.

The sad part is that we may have been able to whether the storm under the right leadership. But that sure isn't the leadership in the White House right now.