Comments on: What Do You Believe Is America’s Biggest Economic Problem?

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:55:11 +0000

IMHO, the biggest problem the US has is CORRUPTION. There’s just too much money in politics and there will be NO solutions until the laws that are passed benefit the people as a WHOLE.

By: HG

HG — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:24:11 +0000

#16 is the problem with the greatest potential for disastrous consequences.

By: Siddharth

Siddharth — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:13:25 +0000

Its time the average american realized that the only way for them to save their own economy and thus their jobs is to:
1. Buy American, preferably local.
2. Buy from teh small neighbourhood store instead of the large corporations.
There is absolutely no other solution. You might save a couple of bucks buying made in china, but in the long run you are going to end up exporting your jobs to them.
There are many websites that will point you to made in america.
http://www.madeinusa.org/
http://www.americansworking.com/webstores.html
http://www.howtobuyamerican.com/index.php
http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/
http://www.toysmadeinamerica.com/
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/MadeInAmerica/made-america-resource-guide-find-american-companies/story?id=13057404
http://www.productsmadeinamerica.org/
http://www.americanapparelstore.com/

By: Gorongo

Gorongo — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:42:20 +0000

#1 Problem is SHORTSIGHTEDNESS. Americans, and most people in general, are driven to fear. Combine that with the lack of insight, confusion, poor understanding of the problems at hand and in that state they become shortsighted. I might even take the bold step and say that shortsightedness is the result of ignorance. There are solutions and a good leader will take a society to where they need to be…even if they are kicking and screaming the whole way.

By: JWF

JWF — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:32:42 +0000

I think you forgot about the monster looming in the background which are the predictions of a coming global food crisis. Crops failures, bad policies and overpopulation are gaining momentum on this front as we speak. This is one bogey man that’s going to make things really complicated, recovery or not.

Keep your eyeballs glued to those store shelves and see what starts disappearing first. Smaller selection and higher prices isn’t always about consumer demand. Sometimes it’s about supply, or lack of it.

By: Bhakti

Bhakti — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:14:36 +0000

I think the biggest problem right now is the USA is moving away from its core. It does not bode well for future if we are to maintain being the leader in innovation and maintain the high standard of living.

By: Not so Mad Max

Not so Mad Max — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:44:11 +0000

What do I think is America’s biggest problem? Where to start? Critical thinking is dead in America, just watch for what passes for news, look at the rise of 9/11 truth, and conspiracy theories. Most people have no idea what their mortgage rate is, what their credit card rates are, how much their homes are REALLY worth. We have a media and political class who are insolated, arrogant, and are no smarter than the people who watch them.
Democrats believe in punishing success, rewarding failure, and are positive they know better what’s good for you then you do. They are smarter then Jefferson, Madison, Washington and are just better people then those “Dead White men”.
Republicans say their for freedom, pass laws that help large corporations, kill small business, and ship jobs overseas “NAFTA”. They believe Illegal Mexican nationals are just “Gods Children” (John you know who) and should be allowed to depress wages, milk the welfare state, destroy schools, and turn the US into Mexico.
Can it be fixed? Not with out a lot of pain.
Add # 1 though 16”

By: Vikas

Vikas — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:53:02 +0000

I think the most important reason will be

Saturation of the economy and Globalism.

During 1970′s countries like USA Germany and Japan opened their economy to give birth to globalization because they beleived that they had the unmatched technological and intellectual advancement(which they were right).
However with the communication growth specially in the past 2 decades, has bought so much knowledge and expertise in the third world,that they no more need US.

By: David Jeremiah

David Jeremiah — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:35:39 +0000

I believe it the sum total of all of the above 16 economic threats because America wants to play Global Super Power and Global Police. If America gets out of War, Super Power Status and the Space Race, America’s Economic woes will self correct very fast. However, America is not ruled by the People. There is a shadow Government whose hidden agenda is to use US to control the wealth of the world. How else could a debt balloon to 360% of GDP or more ?

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:59:50 +0000

No. 13 is the root cause of all our problems.