As Americans, we want to tell us that we are the best in everything we do. The largest, fastest, most intelligent, etc.. Namely, that a true statement in the past with a view to a number of the last statistics and figures from reliable sources, it seems that our place in the world of some very important measures are not where we think you are relative to other countries:
-In accordance with the World Economic Forum’s competitiveness index the United States are now only the fourth most competitive country in the world was surpassed by Sweden Singapore and still trailing Switzerland in the number one position.Only by World Economic Forum 2008-2009 analysis the United States were the best in the Welt.Keine good trend, first to fourth in just two years.
-At the Heritage Foundation’s latest analysis and calculation of your index of economic freedom, the United States only seventh trailing Hong Kong Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Switzerland, counts all over the world measures index in this Reihenfolge.Dieser economic freedom, which is defined as follows: “economic freedom is the fundamental right of every person on his or your own work and the property control.”It is measured over ten components and the latest report shows that:
(1) Of the United States in seven of those categories, in only two went and stayed in the remaining Kategorie.Wieder have no good trend.
(2) From a global assessment perspective, the United States had the largest rating drop by all countries in the top ten.
(3) Of the top 10 countries had the United States the ninth worst rated of the political corruption component, struck out only Chile.
(4) On government spending component, the United States was worse than the average, calculated for each country in the world, not only the top ten.
-The Economist magazine operates within a group even called the intelligent unit which published its index of democracy measurement every year.In the last year for which the index was calculated, 2008 and shows that the United States ranks a low 18th in this measure of democracy to the rest of the countries in the world with Norway Iceland Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark the top be evaluated five.In civil liberties index of the United States as the 34th best nation in the world in this category eingestuft.Sie can freedom say “Patriot Act?”
-In a magazine August issue Newsweek had a panel of experts compile and analyze to determine global data what were to live the best countries in. Their analysis rank of us as the 11th best nation lives in subsequent, (in order of the best): Finland Switzerland Sweden, Australia, Luxembourg, Norway, Canada, the Netherlands, Japan, Denmark. Two measuring components were education and health, and unfortunately, only 26 best in both categories, despite the United States space probably more money per capita than any other country in the world in these two areas.
-According to all measurements of the quality of education in the world our children’s education with children in other countries we not good at all tariff judged.The 2006 program for international student assessment (PISA) process showed that the United States students much worse than many, many countries in the world on math and science was testing es.Nicht surprisingly since these results with August consistent findings Newsweek, which previously discussed and President Reagan’ 1983 Special Commission on education.
-A final depressing Nummer.In 8, 2010 edition of the week October magazine cited an article of last detecting an ABC News / Yahoo News poll found that more than 40% of Americans no longer believe in the “American dream”.
We are not as free as we once were, are we not as free as we think we are, still or we should be free as we.This includes both the political freedom and economic freedom, i.e. the ability what you for work and earn behalten.Die more economic freedom you have more free are you which schools your children go to to what charities to donate to, whether or not to start a business, what kind of lifestyle, etc. to choose.You can decouple no political freedom of economic freedom.These numbers from the above sources show that we are a nation to decline at the moment, both to competitive economically, scholastically, are democratic life and smart style.This is the reality of today, the numbers do not lie.
Now, to solve a problem, you first to identify the causes of the problem müssen.Einige of the above analyses have done for us:
-Our civil liberties have eroded as the American political class has become stronger and has impacted our freedoms with something like the Patriot Act.
-Our political class ignored, encouraged and participated in a variety of corruption practices, the credibility of the Government and waste hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars annually damage.
-We have no issues, the most bang for our buck, healthcare and education when it comes and get back in return for less than quality.
-Our federal spending and debt out of control, charge to get pay current Americans as well as future Americans with immense amounts of national debt user.you may be unavailable if the onerous debt to pay, incurred the political class on your behalf.
Improving our performance in this important Cateogies of life we some aggressive policies, including reducing the size, the Federal Government 10% a year for the next five years and implementation object controlled processes, our education and health care system without the influence of petty politicians and lobbyists to fix and introduction term beschränkt.Der main step begins with all established in the November election dumping.Beide parties have us into this mess these trends for years and decades, times when both parties controlled Congress and the White House buildings are wurde.Politiker who today in both parties are unable to resolve these trends and us back where we think we are at the top of the world as the most free, dynamic and prosperous nation in the world to you.you had their chance to change their status from established on former politicians in November.