Economic Development Center
With US states now warring one another publicly and openly, has the new US Civil War officially begun?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110113/ap_on_re_us/us_broken_budgets_battling_for_business
“Neighboring states gleefully plotted Wednesday to take advantage of what they consider a major economic blunder and lure business away from Illinois.”
‘”The idea of competing on state tax rates is . . . hopelessly out of date,” said Ed Morrison, economic policy advisor at the Purdue Center for Regional Development. “It demonstrates that political leadership is really out of step with what the global competitive realities are.”‘
if there is a US Civil war, the blame lies squarely on its leaders, beginning with the top post of the land.
Infighting is a sign of divisive leadership, signalling its loss of power and strength.
Where did that strength come from?
From the people it serves.
The minute the citizens lose its trust in its government, it descends into a pit of collective frustration and anxiety, then finally despair because it is unable to lift up from its condition.
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