There are little signs that the economy condition is getting better. Most of the political debate has been centered on how the nation will rebuild from then 2007 - 2009 recession. With all of the attention that has been given to the short-term economy recovery, both democrats and republicans have avoided the long-term challenges that are greatly threatening the United States ability to compete with other rising economic powers such as India and China. As the rising level of inequality haunts the US, the gap between the rich and the poor has been growing dramatically over the past 30 years. The number of Americans that are ranked in the middle class have thinned and many people believe it will continue to in the future.
Right now, I don't think the economy is going to be getting better any time soon. Everyone is afraid to think about long-term goals because no one is willing to take that chance to sacrifice a little now to gain a lot later. Maybe once and if things do turn around, maybe people will think about taking that chance but they must know the challenge that they are going to take on. The U.S economy just doesn't seem to be getting any better, and while this is happening India and China are quickly becoming huge economical powers. I believe in the future the American people will have to make a huge decision before it's to late to turn back.
Your article choice was an editorial - see the "opinion" in the address? Did you agree with the author's thesis? When you use an editorial you should try to identify it as such in your summary / reaction because it is important to me to know that you realized that it wasn't necessarily all factual. Full credit this time though.
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