by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog:

Once upon a time, America’s cities were beautiful, clean and the envy of the entire world.  But now the rest of the world is literally laughing at how badly they have degenerated.  A stunning nationwide crime wave has combined with the greatest homelessness crisis in modern U.S. history, the greatest drug crisis in modern U.S. history, and the greatest migration crisis in modern U.S. history to produce absolutely deplorable conditions in the streets of our largest cities.  For example, if you find a plastic cup on the ground in New York City, you may want to carefully examine what is inside before you decide to pick it up.  The following comes from the New York Post…