Discuss. I'll add my own thoughts soon. I just mainly wanna see what the floods opinions are before influencing any replies with my own thoughts. Edit: So in my opinion, the answer for the American economy to start achieving steady growth and create jobs isn't a single solution. For an economy to grow you need innovation. Innovation creates new markets, and helps the old ones evolve. If America once again becomes the leader in innovation then all the jobs that go over seas [b]have to comeback[/b] because the only place to stay on the leading edge is to be where the innovation is happening. Along with that the government must be fiscally responsible and manage the funds properly. Government funding would increase as the new markets and new technologies open new jobs and create more of the ones we already have that are needed to support the framework for innovation, the people who take these jobs would spend their money and all the sales taxes and income taxes and business taxes etc would increase with the economy, allowing the government to reinvest that same money back into its population with more affordable education, improved and updated infrastructure, funding for the many government agencies we have that are incredibly in need of funding etc. Which also creates jobs. This reinvestment in our education in particular would pay huge dividends to fill the high skill level jobs that would be created. Basically it creates a positive feedback loop of prosperity. "But Britton, where does all this innovation come from?" You may ask. I say look to history. What happens is, competition drives innovation. The space race is a great example. Which brings me to my next point. NASA. This single agency which motivated and inspired generations to invent and create and think about the future, could be the leader and facilitator of the next group of innovators like it was in the 60s and 70s. It currently operates on [b]half of a penny for every tax dollar earned[/b]. That's it. If we doubled that imagine what becomes possible. If we decided to start pushing the frontiers of human exploration once again, not only will all of society reap the benefits of the discoveries and technologies invented to accommodate that mission, but it would inspire and permeate our very culture. We could mine asteroids, and other planets, and keep bodly going. The things that would result from that are immeasurable and invaluable. Not only would it boost the economy but it would boost our humanity along with it. Be it military, science, exploration, NASA can facilitate it. Discuss.