# Why Isn't America Economically Competetive? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [January 20, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-america-economically-competetive/647768 "2013-01-20T02:13:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![straight\_man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straight_man/32/3027_2.png) [@straight\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straight_man)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-america-economically-competetive/647768/81 "2013-01-20T23:16:35Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Maybe you can highlight what points you agree with from your cites and why? Not without creating a sock, he can’t. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-america-economically-competetive/647768/82 "2013-01-21T00:31:04Z")
> [@straight\_man](#): > > Not without creating a sock, he can’t. He has proved that the US is still quite competitive at creating socks. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-america-economically-competetive/647768/83 "2013-01-21T04:45:20Z")
> [@LongLineRider](#): > > You can’t fire me…I quite asshole. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Not to kick someone when they are down and banned, but the ‘I quite asshole’ part is just one of those typos that just brings it all together. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-america-economically-competetive/647768/84 "2013-01-21T05:37:12Z")
> [@LongLineRider](#): > > If everything is as rosy as some on here seem to think why is our society experiencing such things as high unemployment, record numbers of people on food stamps, increasing taxation to cover the costs of government and of course our debt crisis? > > [http://economyincrisis.org/content/american-manufacturing-can-no-longer-compete](http://economyincrisis.org/content/american-manufacturing-can-no-longer-compete) Really easy, you are in a downward cycle. Boom and bust baby it’s the history of world economics. Your government needs high taxes because it is not efficient. But are your taxes that high compared to other OECD countries? Anyway mate, what’s your point you seem to be driving an agenda? ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Hartwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-america-economically-competetive/647768/85 "2013-01-21T06:04:37Z")
> [@sisu](#): > > Anyway mate, what’s your point you seem to be driving an agenda? You’re asking the poster who got banned? Tell 'em about New South Wales, I hear it’s in Australia. ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-america-economically-competetive/647768/86 "2013-01-21T22:56:15Z")
> [@Dave\_Hartwick](#): > > You’re asking the poster who got banned? Tell 'em about New South Wales, I hear it’s in Australia. Smart Arse, at the time I didn’t realize he was banned, I hit submit too early. :smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-america-economically-competetive/647768.md?page=4)