After having lived the last 4 or so years overseas in a developing country, here's why I'm not as concerned about America as alarmist pundits: 1) I'm not tryi

After having lived the last 4 or so years overseas in a developing country, here's why I'm not as concerned about America as alarmist pundits: 1) I'm not trying to be nationalistic here, but we have one of if not THE most entrepreneurial, hard working, critical thinking work forces in the world. That is an intangible but one I believe will keep the US competitive long in the future. It generally takes generations for this to change (both in countries that lack it and in countries that have it.) 2) Economics isn't a zero sum game. Just because China or India overtakes the US as the world's leading economy doesn't mean that the US is worse off for it. Value can be added without being taken away. If China becomes the world's largest economy and at the same time, the US's per capita GDP doubles from where it is today, is the US really any worse off?