> I don't understand why the US Government can tolerate losing the edge in this area to other nations Because the US is a Capitalist state. It serves first and

> I don't understand why the US Government can tolerate losing the edge in this area to other nations Because the US is a Capitalist state. It serves first and foremost the interests of large corporations and capital holders operating in the US. As (some of) those have become less interested in nationalism and are multi-national - including a few that are not US-based to begin with - the incentive for maintaining "national edge"s wanes.