United States predictions for 2020
Read 52 predictions about the United States in 2020, a year that will see this country experience significant change in its politics, economics, technology, culture, and environment. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.
Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A trend intelligence consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends in foresight. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.
International relations predictions for the United States in 2020
International relations predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- A US-led international effort to clean the international shipping industry comes into effect this year, requiring shipping vessels worldwide to start using low-sulphur petroleum fuels during their operations. Likelihood: 100%1
Politics predictions for the United States in 2020
Politics related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- Can Trump make Europe follow him?.Link
- Five emerging nations plan a development bank of their own.Link
- Wealth taxes have moved up the political agenda.Link
- Congress preparing a key bill for cannabis that could be industry's next catalyst.Link
- How weed legalization in California is changing cannabis culture.Link
Government predictions for the United States in 2020
Government related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
Economy predictions for the United States in 2020
Economy related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- A US recession surfaces between 2020 and 2022, this time caused by excessively high levels of corporate debt. An interest rate rise is argued as the likely culprit since over-leveraged companies collapsed under the weight of their loan repayment terms. EDIT: The cause turned out to be COVID-19, but the severity of the recession was due to over-leveraged debt and a stalled economy. 1
- Five emerging nations plan a development bank of their own.Link
- Wealth taxes have moved up the political agenda.Link
- IRS: Sorry, but it's just easier and cheaper to audit the poor.Link
- Bernie Sanders wants to put credit reporting companies like Equifax out of business.Link
- 10 worst countries for tax evasion.Link
Technology predictions for the United States in 2020
Technology related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- North American companies notch another record year for robot orders.Link
- Forecast: Autonomous-vehicle sales to top 33 million in 2040.Link
- California’s climate dystopia comes true.Link
- The US government will be scanning your face at 20 top airports, documents show.Link
- New York City trades gas plant for the world’s largest battery.Link
Culture predictions for the United States in 2020
Culture related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- Congress preparing a key bill for cannabis that could be industry's next catalyst.Link
- How weed legalization in California is changing cannabis culture.Link
- Millennials are leaving religion and not coming back.Link
- Atheism doubles among Gen Z.Link
- Some millennials aren’t saving for retirement because they don’t think capitalism will exist by then.Link
Defense predictions for in 2020
Defense related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
Infrastructure predictions for the United States in 2020
Infrastructure related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
Environment predictions for the United States in 2020
Environment related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- California’s climate dystopia comes true.Link
- In Florida, doctors see climate change hurting their most vulnerable patients.Link
- California set a goal of 100% clean energy, and now other states may follow its lead.Link
- America's great climate exodus is starting in the Florida Keys.Link
- Why America’s new apartment buildings all look the same.Link
Science predictions for the United States in 2020
Science related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- NASA opens the International Space Station to (wealthy) tourists this year. Facilities for civilian use of the ISS will be made available for the first time. Likelihood: 100%1
Health predictions for the United States in 2020
Health related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- Updated regulations around health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) come into effect this year, significantly expanding the possibilities for employers and employees for defined contribution health coverage. Likelihood: 100%1
- US regulators permit the sale of genetically modified salmon to US consumers. Labelling of GM salmon will be fully enforced by 2022. Likelihood: 100%1
- In Florida, doctors see climate change hurting their most vulnerable patients.Link
- Congress preparing a key bill for cannabis that could be industry's next catalyst.Link
- How weed legalization in California is changing cannabis culture.Link
- How Portugal and Colorado solved their drug problems | The Economist.Link
- U.S. bill that aims to open financial system to cannabis companies could be bad news for Canada's pot sector.Link
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January 7, 2022. Last updated January 7, 2020.
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