> How can this country ever get better if the best elements just leave it ? By competing for their talent. I'm not a huge proponent of capitalism, but that's t

> How can this country ever get better if the best elements just leave it ? By competing for their talent. I'm not a huge proponent of capitalism, but that's the world we live in and the world we'll die in. These countries simply aren't competitive in a way to encourage their people to stay. There are innumerous ways to combat this. But our current thinking is so clouded by short sighted profit that today's outcomes shouldn't surprise anyone.