US is world’s largest Economy-only on paper .Survives on imports, and Deficit financing by the Federal Government is astronomical.Infrastructure is controlled by Foreign companies;Chinese bonds have a grip on US economy.Unemployment is high.Most of the IT industry depends on outsourcing.No real assets to back up the spending spree of Federal Government .
Cutting down spending on education shall make the next generation still worse off.
Small industries need to be given priority.
Federal spending has to come down, by cutting the Budget on Military spending and doles to foreign countries under the illusion that they will ally with US.
Every one is for them selves.
The days are gone.
Military adventure abroad not only costs money but erodes the credibility of US.
Capitalism ,pure and simple can not deliver the goods.
Mixed economy has to be adapted to suit American conditions.
Sustained campaign against wasteful spending by people should be initiated.
Plastic card culture must decline.
Savings incentive must be provided.
US to-day seems to Government of the Corporates,by the Corporates and for the Corporates’
Let the genuine US spirit rise.
I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional. But when I look at the world today and the strong winds of technological change and global competition, it makes me nervous. Perhaps most unsettling is the fact that while these forces gather strength, Americans seem unable to grasp the magnitude of the challenges that face us. Despite the hyped talk of China’s rise, most Americans operate on the assumption that the U.S. is still No. 1.But is it? Yes, the U.S. remains the world’s largest economy, and we have the largest military by far, the most dynamic technology companies and a highly entrepreneurial climate. But these are snapshots of where we are right now. The decisions that created today’s growth — decisions about education, infrastructure and the like — were made decades ago. What we see today is an American economy that has boomed because of policies and developments of the 1950s and ’60s: the interstate-highway system, massive funding for science and technology, a public-education system that was the envy of the world and generous immigration policies. Look at some underlying measures today, and you will wonder about the future.
The following rankings come from various lists, but they all tell the same story. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), our 15-year-olds rank 17th in the world in science and 25th in math. We rank 12th among developed countries in college graduation (down from No. 1 for decades). We come in 79th in elementary-school enrollment. Our infrastructure is ranked 23rd in the world, well behind that of every other major advanced economy. American health numbers are stunning for a rich country: based on studies by the OECD and the World Health Organization, we’re 27th in life expectancy, 18th in diabetes and first in obesity. Only a few decades ago, the U.S. stood tall in such rankings. No more. There are some areas in which we are still clearly No. 1, but they’re not ones we usually brag about. We have the most guns. We have the most crime among rich countries. And, of course, we have by far the largest amount of debt in the world.
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Many of these changes have taken place not because of America’s missteps but because other countries are now playing the same game we are — and playing to win. There is a familiar refrain offered when these concerns are raised: “We heard all this in the 1980s. Japan was going to dominate the globe. It didn’t happen, and America ended up back on top.” It’s a fair point as far as it goes. Japan did not manage to become the world’s richest country — though for three decades it had the second largest economy and even now has the third largest. It is also a relatively small country. To become the largest economy in the world, it would have to have a per capita GDP twice that of the U.S. China would need to have an average income only one-fourth that of the U.S. to develop an economy that would surpass ours.
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