What would a collapse of the United States look like?

We're near a collapse in the American capitalist empire.  Corporate profits aren't growing unless workers keep taking a pay cut.  Military spending is out of control. Europe has negative interest rates.

It would likely look like what happened to the former Soviet Union. Some of the states would split off and become independent countries. The remaining would be ruled by rich and corrupt oligarchs and they live a highly privileged lifestyle while most of the people live in poverty. This is exactly the situation in most third world countries today.

Financial ruin [like an increase in national debt] leading to lower national credit, making lending less feasible. Mix in foreign funding of instability in our society to increase social and racial tensions. 

If things get violent and our broke government can't settle the situation, the USA may break up into separate countries like occurred with the USSR in the 1990's. 

I don't think we're close to this but it could happen in a century or a few centuries. 

It will mean long lines where everyone stands outside in the cold and rain for hours in hopes of getting a loaf of stale bread and government cheese only to find they ran out before you get there.

It means you will have to sell you phone, games, and anything else of value to buy food.

It means nobody will be driving cars because they can't afford the gas.

It means all those who invested in bit coin will lose it all within hours.

And it means massive breakins and theft just to buy what little food is available,

It might be like France or Germany. It is hard to think that we will approach Finland, Sweden or Denmark. A collapse of USA means we give up the true market principle for more managed system with social and environmental goals. So, it would be more equality with single pay system.

PS Obama took us to France. Biden will do the same. We are so close. Never give up, but give in.

Look at today's Russia. A few very rich oligarchs and corporations run everything. They ignore all laws, both their own and ours too. It's out of control capitalism. We are scary close. It's the stated goal of the Republican party. They detailed it publicly and without shame at the time they nominated Romney.

like how it is now...laws, tyranny, suicide, martial law and fear porn