If entrenched powers can maintain political control, they will not voluntarily relinquish power. So long as they maintain power, American production and working classes will continue to be compromised. In the nineties, the corporate raider was replaced by major corporation mergers. In fall 1999, the last thirties safeguard was removed when Congress repealed legislation that prevented merger of banks, insurance companies and brokerage houses. As production, processing, distribution, and financial assets continue to be consolidated, polarization and the probability of civil strive will proportionately increase.
Conflict is unavoidable.
As European communism and socialism, Federalism is predicated on a mathematically impossible economic scheme. Therefore, general economic collapse is certain, and the eventuality of systemic change is also certain. The question is what change and how it will come about. Dissemination of information and visible unity are essential to making a peaceful transition. Peaceful transition will accommodate timely and reasonable economic recovery.