My suggestions to make a better America are: To remove a lot of the red tape that exists with vet aid as well as any other government process.Simply because this process is ineffective and a large waste of money. Furthermore, bringing factories back the the U.S. would promote economic growth in the U.S. since as of now almost all of the U.S. manufactoring exists overseas. Making it easier for ex petty criminals to get a job after getting out of jail so that they don't end up back in jail through reform programs and work programs. And finally removing a vast amount of corruption in all levels of government and the FED.
Getting the corruption out of government necessarily entails reducing the power of government. Power corrupts.
I think if America shrank down its population from 311 million to 31 million, things would get a lot better quick. I mean, look at Canada. Maybe we should give America back to the natives; the Navajo, Crow, Cherokee, Iruquois. Am I right?
Most of the OP is sort of like saying if you have a dog the way to imporve the dog is to drain all the blood out of it. If you have a government you will have red tape and corruption. It is as inescapable as alcatraz and surer than death and taxes. This is because governments are composed of people and generally not just any people but those people who aren't happy if they can't tell some else how to live their lives. We have governments only because governemnt are margianlly better than the law of the jungle which is what you get with anarchy.
True that is another thing that needs to be fixest, heck alot of America needs improvement which is probably a result of over involvement overseas with wars and aid.
That red tap causes things to be less effective and more expensive to do overtime when they shouldn't removing corruption, the main reason why those process take so long would save money which can be used else were. Furthermore, this removal of corruption would have an effect at stopping waste projects like the bridge to no where.
"Getting the corruption out of the private sector necessarily entails reducing the power of the private sector. Power corrupts."
You cant just remove red tape, some of it is there because its needed. Could you specify the red tape you believe is useless? It would be expensive to bring back factories, i support doing so but even if we did we couldnt guarantee the buying of those products. It would take alot of cash to set those systems back up. I agree with the criminal reform programs, however we have alot of them now that dont do much. Maybe a way to undercut prision pop. would be to upgrade our social envirionment and schools to stop corruption while they are kids.
Or, if you have a dog that bites and may even be rabid, don't let him run free through the neighborhood doing as he pleases.
Government obstacles to new competition is a major contributor to market consolidation. More competition = less market domination.
Reviving the secondary sector of the economy will be difficult. Low value add manufacturing should not be the focus. America must, and does mind you, focus on producing Planes, Turbines, Luxury Kitchen Appliances, School Bus', ect. Products emerging markets are sure to demand in the years forthcoming. The recent move by Air Bus to to Mississippi is an example of how we must compete. Air Bus' main competitor did a tremendous job reducing production costs on their planes, which forced Air Bus to move away from Euro Based costs to compete. This provides American workers with jobs. I would next argue in favor of Public-Private Partnerships. These strategies can help revamp infrastructure while insulating the government from the overbearing costs. How we fix the U.S. economy is not simple, but we must continue to emphasize that American Workers are by far the most capable on the Planet. Unfortunately, competing in the globalized system requires strong MNCs and puts a burden on small businesses. That does not mean smaller businesses cannot contribute to the supply chain, but it will be difficult.
