Next Step for America

President Obama wrote in the Washington Post today about the next step for America. It stands as a concise statement of our political dedication to weather this storm. In order for our economy to recover and to ensure competitiveness in the global economy, focused action must be taken.

We find that India is absorbing our IT jobs, China is absorbing our manufacturing jobs, and London is absorbing our financial jobs. American corporations have been leading the world in innovation and progressiveness for decades. But somehow along the path, we as Americans have taken the success of our businesses and society for granted.

We must be dedicated to continual improvement, no matter how incremental. Why in times of budget cuts do we first reduce education? How can we ensure the well-being of people who have worked for 40 years when Social Security is soon to be bankrupt? But what use did pointing fingers ever have? I admire anyone who is willing to take responsibility and move forward, even if they may be wrong.

American culture is characterized by an entrepreneurial spirit and social inclusiveness that is unequalled in the world. I am confident that our current administration is taking steps in the right direction, so I hope that the steps become larger and that the effect is deep. We have a lot to do, after all...

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