Policymakers, elected and unelected, need to be ever-mindful that the U.S. economy does not exist in isolation.
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One cannot find a healthy economy anywhere in the world that does not have a strong industrial base, period.
Despite the impression created by some economic pundits, the U.S. economy is not a delicate little machine that needs to be fine-tuned with exact precision by benevolent policymakers to keep from breaking down.
Our view is that economic isolationism is the wrong way to go. Vibrant, successful growing economies that advance the interests of their citizens engage the global economy. And, we're committed to engaging the global economy.
Naturally we are aware of the strength of our economy and naturally we don't want to downplay it.
My claim is that we do not have a market economy, but a capitalist economy.
America is living through the third economic revolution and our country doesn't really have a plan on how to deal with it, and when it does - like the president sort of outlined when he first got here - we have a Congress who seem incapable of acting on it.
Indeed, the economy and the environment need not be seen in opposition.
It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree.
Our economy works really well without an income or a sales tax.
The economy is not governed with the bottom half in mind.