CEOs on America

This is a must watch video. I wish we could see the whole thing with all of the interviews.

In particular I want to point out the CEO of American Express and what he said. I couldn't agree more with him. That is the primary problem we face in the U.S., I believe. We need to change our education process (for example reward the good teachers regardless of how hard it is to measure "good" and get rid of the bad ones) and people need to let go of the idea that what worked for their grandfather and father as far as careers go will work for them. There is almost no way we can compete with other countries in areas of manufacturing and still keep up with our own cost of living. We also have to understand that we are very much in competition for the same jobs with those from other countries. That has nothing to do with what the representatives in Washington can or can't do. Honestly all they can really do in my opinion is hurt us in that competition. The competition comes about due to the global nature of the economy and despite what many think it is not a bad thing.