> The counterargument is that we Americans tried it that way, and to summarize: it did not work out very well Actually no, it did work really well. The first c

> The counterargument is that we Americans tried it that way, and to summarize: it did not work out very well Actually no, it did work really well. The first century in the US saw leaps and bounds of economic growth, and for the common person most of all. Of course, generally things are better off today, after having benefited from all that early growth. Still, the pace of advancement has slowed, and most of that slowdown has come from people thinking they can redesign society.