Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Lewis Black on America's Superiority Complex



Meanwhile, the United States has fallen to sixth place in the global competitiveness rankings of the World Economic Forum.

"In a report released on Tuesday, the World Economic Forum said Washington's huge defense and homeland security spending commitments, plans to lower taxes further, and long-term potential costs from health care and pensions were creating worrisome fiscal strains.

Switzerland was deemed the most competitive economy in 2006, followed by Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Singapore. After the United States, which had topped the 2005 index, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands and Britain rounded out the top 10."