Suggestions for an American Renaissance

Today, I'd like to outline some of my less controversial ideas on how the U.S. can be spurred out of recession and made, for years to come, a stronger and more prosperous economy. First of all, I'd point out that bringing smart healthcare to more citizens would greatly increase productivity: the key is rational allocation of resources, focusing on preventitive and holistic medicine, and encouraging better diet, etc. Another direction we need to move toward is globalism: the best way to do this is to offer scholarships for high school and college students to study a year abroad from France to Thailand to Zaire to the Ukraine.

Then we need to stop "bailing out" corrupted banks and corporations, and prosecute some high-ranking cons to set an example. As for the rest, we need to re-create a business environment that welcomes innovators and wealth creators: also to do what we can to boost high-end manufacturing and agriculture. Just as individual investors are encouraged to diversify, our nation needs to foster a diverse economy, investing in speculative technologies but also making sure that farmers and ranchers have what they need to be productive and profitable. As for the energy question, I believe nuclear should be the mainstay of our future; Frankly, though, I think we should work closely and humbly with France to see to it that our power-plants are as safe as theirs have been.

The key to all this is to, as Obama recently said regarding education: "work smart." If we're willing to make tough decisions and think outside the box, something often said but too rarely done in today's USA, we'll find that our resources are far greater than our needs.