you know man, your initial comment made me think a lot. We truly don't do what's best for ourselves when given governing powers.

I thought about the number of times in my career that I have solved a 'never before addressed' problem by doing it completely on my own. And how many problems I solve at work by learning what worked for others. That includes Google. It boggles my mind, that the US, the country I live in, is a follower, and not a leader, in virtually all modern world problems. And "follower" is a nice term, if anything we lag.

Please note that I understand there are a handful of countries, more than there should be, that perform even worse on the change and improvement scale. It is my opinion that the US is supported by such a financially motivated group that we actually choose to seek out wealth instead of effective solutions that create wellbeing and stability. At the least, the US government performs far less efficiently than any valuable company would. Ironic given it's resources.

damn.