Does this mean there aren't serious roles for governments to play in this and we should leave the manufacturing to free enterprise who get to decide what, where, when and how? Is the capitalist system that free there's no role for a regulator?
I wish companies, workers and governments find it as easy to agree as you and Ashish have but then the stakes are so much higher for each of these players, aren't they?
You said it once: we not always disagree. :) This is one of those seldom times. I see you have a good, and valid argument. So, there, I saw very well your point after you explained it to me.
Its good to see that not everybody here has a straightforward Yes Opinion!!!
America has so many great fundamentals working for it.
The Biggest is a Strong and consistent culture of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
The Second great issue is Energy-We are on the Verge of becoming an Energy Surplus Nation very soon-Unlike China ,the Europe or any of our other Main competitors in Manufacturing thanks primarily to the Shale Gas Boom;we are really blessed with Cheap,Plentiful and Easy Energy(not to mention Coal).We don't have to resort to all Funny tricks with So-called Green Energy and can just focus on the Business of Delivering the Highest Quality Products at the cheapest possible price.
You are extremely lucky in Scandinavia to have an awesome system of Governance and Government that actually works and where the people who rise to the Top in Government(and actually Control the Levers of power) are by and large good people.
Other parts of the world are not so Lucky.
America is one of those countries.
America is today totally overtaken by Crony Capitalist Interests who ZERO interest in Serving the Country or looking out for everybody.
Which is why we here consistently push for the Government to have as Minimal a role as possible and especially in the space of Business and Taxes.
We want people to be able to take care of themselves and become more Independent.Depending on a bankrupt Government for sustainence or Ideas is most definitely not the way to go.
Whenever the Government gets involved in anything it tends to mess up more things (and Destroy Taxpayer Wealth in the process-pretending to "fix" things)than it does solve.
Take Obama administration's Green Energy Policy-Solyandra,A123 Systems and the list goes on and on...
Please cut the Size of the Government in Half and Cut Taxes.
We will all be A-Ok!!!
For another Perspective on the Damage Excessive Government Debt is causing to the Indian Economy Check this post out
Very interesting metaphor when you mention 'fix' & 'government' in the same sentence............when the government gets involved .......'the fix is in'..........in my humble opinion I believe the gvt would only make things worse by adding more bureaucracy to everything they stick their tentacles into........I do not think there is an easy answer to this problem.......the gvt should play a role .......but an extremly minor one @ best. I will go back to dropping the tax rate.......that should be the 1st thing addressed if we are going to start a policy discussion. To me if this POTUS gets reelected then all bets will be off in regards to this matter. I believe his opponent would help to foster a better business climate in this country........Clinton said it best "it's the economy" ...........for now social issues should be back burnered and the economy should be priorty #1.
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