Optimism is everything
Amidst much discussion on outsourcing, Wisconsin native (and Netscape co-founder) Marc Andreessen writes about America’s economic & cultural strengths:

• Higher education: — we’re the best in the world; students come from every other country on the planet to study in our colleges and universities.
• Entrepreneurialism throughout the system — we continue to be the most entrepreneurial economy on the planet (more than China, more than India, certainly more than Japan, … and way more than Europe).
• Risk-friendly culture (this is hugely important) – this is not true across all states – Wisconsin needs to encourage more risk taking – state subsidies are not the answer
• Culture that loves new things — American obsession with the latest and greatest — often made fun of but hugely valuable.

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