US is World's Most Competitive Economy for First Time in a Decade (wsj.com)

schwit1 shares a report: The U.S. is back on top as the most competitive country in the world, regaining the No. 1 spot for the first time since 2008 in an index produced by the World Economic Forum [Editor's note: the link may be paywalled; alternative source], which said the country could still do better on social issues. America climbed one place in the rankings of 140 countries, with the top five rounded out by Singapore, Germany, Switzerland and Japan. All five countries' scores rose from 2017, with the U.S. notching the second-biggest gain after Japan's. [...] The Global Competitiveness Report this year assessed 140 countries on 98 indicators that measure business investment and productivity. The indicators are organized into 12 main drivers of productivity including the nations' institutions, tech savvy, infrastructure, education systems, market size and innovation.

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Impossible

[Anonymous Coward]

Thanks Trump.

Re:Job creator in office = #MAGA

[Archtech]

This is what happens when you put a true entrapeneur, and verified job creator with business savvy and acumen, into office

That's one of the funniest things I have seen since George W Bush, of revered memory, told the world that "the trouble with the French is that they don't have a word for 'entrepreneur'".

Re:MAGA bitch!

[Anonymous Coward]

We traded short term growth for long term instability MAGA woooooo! The deficit is where it was in 2012. So much for fiscal conservatism. RIP

Re:We beat a country the size of California

[commodore64_love]

I've read reports from ex-patriots of Sweden, Finland, Denmark and they call it "hell" because these countries cannot tolerate individualism. For example you buy yourself a BMW or Mercedes, your car will be keyed by your neighbors, to remind you "You are no better than we." If you try to express a contrary opinion, you get ostracized and home vandalized. Possibly arrested.

They are very oppressive societies.