Top predictions for the next few years

Here we go! My top predictions for the next year or so.

Much more expensive gas and energy prices. This one requires no explanation. It's kind of a 'no duh' prediction. The reason why it matters is that this year, it's REALLY going up. We've seen nothing compared to what is about to happen.

Another 'uprising' in a critical oil producing Middle Eastern country. Libya may or may not be having a real uprising. But it's awfully convenient that they're one of the largest producers of oil in the world, and they're about to have a new government, no doubt aided by the UN.

Reduced fluoridation of city water following studies that show that it doesn't need to be quite so high. This is due to the decrease of excess fluorine production from our collapsing industrial base.

Climbing stock markets but no increase in 'real' products. It's amazing how our economy is recovering without actually hiring all these people who lost all their jobs. Increasing the money supply and micro-trading the stock market to get the numbers up is not a real recovery, and sooner or later, the props are going to break.

More in-your-face religious rhetoric. The mainstream media is going to continue to use religion to fuel controversy and create more tension where none is needed. Hate and bigotry are good for ratings! They sell toothpaste, too.

Across the board reduction in education, and we'll be convinced that it's a good thing. Somehow, they're going to spin it that the education offered is somehow unbalanced, and we need to adjust things to make it fair and equitable, but what will really happen is that everyone will get less (except for private schools).

Another massive infrastructure failure. Remember that bridge that collapsed? I can't find many that do. What about that gas main explosion? No, not last month, the one a couple months ago. Expect to see much, much more of "little" events like that. The bridge was bad, but I think something even more terrible is coming. In our normal lives, expect stuff to start breaking all over the place, and oddly, not getting fixed as fast as it used to.

That's enough for now. I have some more, but they're still fragmented.