I believe America was made great by the coasts. Midwesterners just make cheese and fart.
The Milwaukee-area mall has probably experienced the problems brought on by bored teens who just want to "hang out". A mall's job is to sell stuff. If teens aren't buying anything, they have no social obligation to babysit them.
It's about 50/50.
I'm not sure what swamphawk refers to. But, for the most part, your points(including cheese) are the Midwest's contribution to America.