It's a shame but it's true. It's the same reason why Russia and
much of China's systems are antiquated as well. Bigness. The USA
has an additional issue though: The way we're politically set
up. Our 50 states have a lot of powers on their own. The whole
USA thing is "Big Momma" watching over its little ones. But the
Federal part of the USA is kinda limited in what it's allowed to
do. Not impossible but there's a constant negotiating between
"States rights" and "Federal rights" and the way our system is
setup is fundamentally SLOW. The slowness keeps the government
stable... that's the theory anyway. == The only time we're a
"country of ACTION" is when we're bombing somebody else.
Internally? Slow as molasses. == The thing is, the money's tied
up in politics. EVERYBODY wants control of the same pot of money
and they fight over it. The "Richness" is tied up in fictional
real estate prices. Tied up in fictional stock values. Tied up
in fictional bonds. Tied up in fictional "value" of tangible
goods. Tied up in fictional "value" of services. Free flowing
money? Eh. It's not. Slowness. == Yup. That describes the USA
pretty well. I like surprising fellow Americans by letting them
know that if you make more than $34,000 (USD) a year, you're in
the top 1% of the planet. They always get mad because they're
busy looking at the super-rich, not realizing that THEY'RE only
a few stones away from the top of a VERY tall pyramid.
