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Trade drives the way people interact.  People, products, money, and ideas follow the trade routes and impact everything in their path.  Keeping pace with the way trade routes are changing is essential to success or even survival.  New Trade Routes is working to better understand the changes so we can help our clients, investees, and grantees improve their chances of success.

 

America In Decline?

November 20, 2010  /  Jay Leon

Here is a great post by Umair Haque about the decline of America.  If you are not inclined to read the whole thing, I will offer up these quotes to spur you on:

"In 2010, Chinese companies: 391 I.P.O.’s, worth $89.5 billion. American companies: 99 I.P.O.’s worth $15.69 billion."

"America's creating two kinds of jobs: McJobs and MegaJobs--with nothing in the middle."

"...you get a Ponziconomy. One where it's possible to "profit" without having done anything of enduring value."

Needless to say he puts his weight on the side of America in Decline.

I agree that our current course and speed point to a doomsday.  However, I do not think we are done course correcting and am not inclined to count Americans out.  We have been doing a good job of raising awareness and with any luck we will all agree soon that we need to do something drastic.  

It is going to be a long road back.

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categories / Economics
tags / Umair Hague