Top Job for US Must Be Re-selling American Exceptionalism
The Commerce Department recently released figures that from the start of the 2000s, U.S. multinational corporations added 1.5 million workers to their payrolls in Asia and another 477,500 workers in Latin America (not including Mexico). At the same time, some 864,000 U.S. jobs were cut. From 2000 to 2009, U.S. corporations increased employment in Canada by 1.0 million (up 6 percent); in the U.K. by 1.1 million (up 8 percent); in India by 453,000 (up... Read More
Top Job for US Must Be Re-selling American Exceptionalism
The Commerce Department recently released figures that from the start of the 2000s, U.S. multinational corporations added 1.5 million workers to their payrolls in Asia and another 477,500 workers in Latin America (not including Mexico). At the same time, some 864,000 U.S. jobs were cut. From 2000 to 2009, U.S. corporations increased employment in Canada by 1.0 million (up 6 percent); in the U.K. by 1.1 million (up 8 percent); in India by 453,000 (up... Read More
Our President Should Think Like a CEO
The Wall Street Journal recently convened its annual CEO Council. This year, some 100 CEOs gathered and concluded that the nation’s top five priorities are: • create a globally competitive tax system; • immigration policies should support innovation; • improve human capital; • upgrade our energy infrastructure; • invest in R&D. The question that must be asked is: Why doesn’t President Barack Obama and members of Congress come to... Read More
Our President Should Think Like a CEO
The Wall Street Journal recently convened its annual CEO Council. This year, some 100 CEOs gathered and concluded that the nation’s top five priorities are: • create a globally competitive tax system; • immigration policies should support innovation; • improve human capital; • upgrade our energy infrastructure; • invest in R&D. The question that must be asked is: Why doesn’t President Barack Obama and members of Congress come to... Read More
The Waiting is the Hardest Part
As I watch the general malaise gripping Washington, I find myself thinking about the lyrics of Tom Petty’s hit song: “The waiting is the hardest part.” I know I am not the only one waiting for something to happen to get this nation back on track. Our small businesses, entrepreneurs and 14 million unemployed feel an endless gnawing, the grinding of gears, as America performs like a broken clock. Time stands still. It has become all about the... Read More
The Waiting is the Hardest Part
As I watch the general malaise gripping Washington, I find myself thinking about the lyrics of Tom Petty’s hit song: “The waiting is the hardest part.” I know I am not the only one waiting for something to happen to get this nation back on track. Our small businesses, entrepreneurs and 14 million unemployed feel an endless gnawing, the grinding of gears, as America performs like a broken clock. Time stands still. It has become all about... Read More
Obama, Congress Must Create Jobs, or Find New Work Themselves
As the so-called Super Committee failed to reach agreement on $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction, our politicians and their designated flame-throwers frothed in their “I told you so” antics, heaping blame on everyone besides themselves. The real failure, of course, was to demonstrate to the American people that Congress simply cannot work together and this country is totally devoid of leadership. In particular, it continues to reinforce the feeling... Read More
There’s More to Asia Than China
Many Americans, including those in Congress, have a myopic view of the Asia-Pacific region. They only see China, but as the recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Honolulu illustrated, we have 21 important trading partners with shores bordering the Pacific Ocean. To concentrate solely on China ignores the robust trading relationships the U.S. has with Asian nations. APEC, besides the United States, consists of Australia,... Read More
Obama, Congress Must Create Jobs, or Find New Work Themselves
As the so-called Super Committee failed to reach agreement on $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction, our politicians and their designated flame-throwers frothed in their “I told you so” antics, heaping blame on everyone besides themselves. The real failure, of course, was to demonstrate to the American people that Congress simply cannot work together and this country is totally devoid of leadership. In particular, it continues to reinforce the... Read More
There’s More to Asia Than China
Many Americans, including those in Congress, have a myopic view of the Asia-Pacific region. They only see China, but as the recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Honolulu illustrated, we have 21 important trading partners with shores bordering the Pacific Ocean. To concentrate solely on China ignores the robust trading relationships the U.S. has with Asian nations. APEC, besides the United States, consists of Australia,... Read More
