What happened is that our cities, once livable, are well on the way to being crowded, congested [bleep].
Yes, the idea of creating economic growth by population growth has long outlived its usefulness, if ever it had any. This country has passed its carrying capacity, and we are seeing the effect not only in the cities but in such things as the degradation of agricultural land and water resources.
One of the other things that stands out in that video is the manufacturing. We used to do a lot of it, including consumer goods and cars and all sorts of other products which now we import.
