He's so optimistic. He definitely doesn't work in local government or for the military because neither of those care anything about the individual. My husband works for local government and I'm a veteran so I have experience in both.

I've not spent much time in or around corporate settings so I can't say he's wrong but I've read and seen enough about foreign countries to know that compared to them we are much better at many things. Even if we tend to get in our own way most of the time.

As much as the last two years have sucked at just about every level I'm glad to be an American. We have our problems but I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

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