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There is no established definition of the American Dream - you will not find in any dictionary. Therefore, is all individual to define for themselves. The American dream is not a destination, it is a life long journey of discovery and growth. If you need to define it, the closest you could come is "The promise of opportunity and freedom." The fact is that we have the possibility and freedom to shape our own dreams. My dream is that we return to what our founding fathers intended for our country - life, liberty and the pursuit happiness. Thomas Jefferson borrowed this treatise from English philosopher John Locke. Only John Locke originally called for life, liberty and the pursuit of property. All Americans should have the opportunity to own property and invest in the future of our nation. The best way to provide this opportunity by creating new industries, new jobs and new products that can compete effectively in global markets. Together we can transform the rust into gold.

* Adopt Conservative financial management policies. Slash our debt and build theories Keynes economic support that the deficit and drain our nation of the value. By borrowing to cover its own deficits, the government is competing with the company private capital value. This reduces the amount of capital available for new facilities and equipment and research and development. A deficit reduction will reduce interest rates and reduce the cost of borrowing. This will lead to faster growth, This, in turn, will produce a net increase in revenue.

* The fight against offshoring and outsourcing. Americans do not care whether their jobs are "outsourced" to India or "outsourced" in Indiana. Whatever the duration or place, is a disease that destroys the morale and hampers the ability of the organization to grow. It can reduce costs short term, but at the expense of those who have the potential to create value for the organization in the long term. What is needed is bold, decisive and visionary leadership in business and government that can unlock this potential.

* Create new jobs. The key to long-term prosperity is how America can quickly transform the results of corporate restructuring and technological progress in job creation machine. America has the potential to create new industries, new jobs and new products that can compete effectively in global markets. Isolationism and protectionism are not the answers. Among the most active in America is our free market system, which offers the possibility of the constant creation of new businesses and new jobs. We must begin by investing in development American West Coast. America's West Coast is an important part of the rapid development of the Pacific. For the U.S. to play an essential role in its development, we must invest in education, infrastructure, science and technology and training for displaced workers.

* Creating value. Every market is based on value, and where there is a value, there are benefits. The real question is who will create value? China to become the builder of choice, and India intellectual capacity is unprecedented. As they create value, they will reap the benefits. Many U.S. companies must deal with Raiders, contractors artists recovery, and other "Paper" who simply shuffle around existing wealth rather than creating new wealth. China and India, on the other hand, are the creation of new wealth.

* Cut foreign aid and invest in America first. Why do we need foreigners above Americans? We must teach foreign nations, they must depend on themselves and not not "well-being American." America must adopt a return on investment to all foreign aid. Whenever we invest abroad, we should ask ourselves are we getting our money worth?

* Encourage American unions to organize labor in foreign countries, especially Mexico. Critics of American Free Trade North American Agreement (NAFTA) argue that cheap labor Mexican create "a giant sucking sound" as U.S. companies to the south. Unions Americans could benefit by removing this line of thought and into Mexico to organize their work. The advantages of such an effort would double. First of all, America would be beneficial as these efforts are expected to slow the downward movement of U.S. wages to a global average and accelerate the movement to higher foreign wages to the average American. Second, unions may benefit since these efforts would reverse decades of union membership to decline.

* End dependence global foreign oil. In my July 2008 article, " Rescue the American dream from the tyranny of foreign oil, "I not only described several initiatives that are essential to the survival of America Big Three automakers, I also described the many initiatives we have undertaken both to diversify sources of supply Oil, oil consumption dramatically slash, and increase production of alternative energy sources to clean up the environment, increase energy efficiency, protecting the interests of national security, reduce the political leverage and military OPEC's oil, revitalize the American economy and shrink the trade deficit.

* Strengthen nation infrastructure. Investing in communications, transportation and utilities, particularly in areas of high technology. Repeat the success of Silicon Valley and Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill in the United States. In addition, we must begin to build roads to last using high technology materials and production technologies. If we build roads to the end, you can spend less on routine maintenance and repairs in addition to the improvements and new projects to keep pace with economic growth and changing modes of transportation.

* Encourage partnerships between U.S. companies and university laboratories, between science and industry. As the Japanese have proven, the industries of the future are not always appear in response to market forces. Add American companies first crack at the basic research (and the resulting patents) undertaken in university laboratories. Funding boost for science education and technical Native Americans. Americans invented the computer, the fax, microwave oven, the television, videocassette recorder, oil drilling and refining equipment used throughout the Middle East, and almost all forms of modern communication technology available, just to name a few. How many of these inventions are manufactured by U.S. companies today?

* Revision of lines Guidelines for immigration to America. Can you believe the federal government wants to build a permanent fence between America and Mexico and the waste of valuable resources to patrol the perimeter? It is true in America can no longer afford to accept and support the world huddled masses, but we need to shape immigration policy with the most creative foresight. Tear down the fences and dig a canal instead! At a cost well below that of providing welfare and other government benefits to illegal immigrants, the US-Mexico border be closed permanently. The advantages of such an effort would be multiplied by five. First, it would slow the flow of illegal immigrants at the border of America. Second, the unemployed and Mexican American labor could be used to build the canal. Thirdly, the canal, which connects the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, would not be possible for inland States to benefit from changing Pacific. Fourthly, it would reduce the world's dependence on the Panama Canal. Fifth, profit from operations channel would provide a much needed boost for the U.S. and Mexican economies.

* Privatize the certain functions of government and reduce the size of government. I also think we should be sharing resources across state borders - a kind concept of shared services - to reduce duplication of efforts and reduce waste in public spending of tax dollars. For example, I would like to see investments in regional infrastructure, such as high speed rail connecting Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit, maybe even throw in the mix Pittsburgh. Privatize federal assets and services, including federal loan programs, housing public, Amtrak and the Tennessee Valley Authority, to name a few.

* Ending the life of appointments the Supreme Court. Amend the Constitution of the United States to impose limits on the duration of the Supreme Court judges. We must send a message clear that judges serve only to interpret law, not make law.

* End American unilateral free trade policies. In addition to ending the world's dependence on foreign oil, My December 2008 Article, " Rescue GM , "encourages the federal government to end the American unilateral policy of free trade. We should practice free trade only with nations that practice with us. Why do we allow Japan a full access to the U.S. economy, while Japan put up barriers to American ownership of Japanese companies or restricts the number of cars GM or Ford can sell in Japan? If Japan puts up barriers, we must do the same thing. If China implements a tariff import 25% make our vehicles more expensive in Chinese markets, we need to do the same make cars more expensive Chinese Market U.S.. This is not protectionism, it is good economically.

* Reduce barriers to new companies and stimulate entrepreneurial initiative, changing the tax code. Our tax code should reward entrepreneurship, risk taking, saving for the future, and work. The State of the American dream can be determined by measuring the quality Business and government leadership and the availability of capital for investment in the long term. poor leadership, combined with a lack of capital, resulting in economic performance below normal. We need to reinvest the fruits of prosperity to generate more capital for expansion and growth. One thing I would like to see is a tax credit permanent gains. We should exempt capital gains tax if the entire gain is reinvested in America. If the entire gain is not reinvest in America, we must tax gain on rate income tax law. This will encourage companies to accumulate and invest capital to create a production and competitiveness economy. This can be achieved by reducing taxes on income, lower interest rates, increased consumption taxes, and form a government business partnerships / develop exports compared to imports. If our current tax system is designed to "soak the rich", why the death by drowning of the middle class? It is time to replace the American anti-investment, anti-savings, anti-success, anti-tax code work. In taxing or subsidizing the things he should not, the government creates an environment for us to borrow more we save, to consume more than we produce, spend more money than we earn and redistribute wealth rather than create it.

* Reducing the regulatory bureaucracy and end frivolous lawsuits. It makes no sense for our companies in the saddle oppressive regulations and frivolous lawsuits, especially when the same charges do not affect our foreign competitors. The costs of regulation excessive are not paid by the company anyway, but they are borne by the consumer in the form of higher prices for goods and services. Demand from foreign companies doing business in America to pay the same tax rate and meet the same rules as companies U.S.. Above all, do the Government to follow the same accounting principles and standards it imposes on U.S. companies.

Shift in funding for job protection programs * work requiring benefits; deny non-citizens welfare and other benefits government. The Democrats do not want to dismantle one of the programs established by Franklin D. Roosevelt, our second president, thirty years, draw the United States from the depths of the Great Depression. Many Democrats see the longevity and sustainability of its programs that their memory Depression him. I wonder what FDR would feel if he knew the Democrats "to his memory is failing our nation, both economically and morally? Its social assistance programs, strengthened by our thirty-sixth president, Lyndon B. Johnson and his so-called "Great Society programs, have fostered a culture of dependency, perpetuating poverty, they were designed to end. The traditional American values of family, opportunity, responsibility, and work has been replaced by the government, victimization, addiction, and the law. Even FDR acknowledged its programs social nets are supposed to be temporary security, not the life support systems. Maybe it's time to pull the plug?

* Support for a new "Made in USA" labeling system. I think that "Made in USA "should be reserved for products with 98% domestic content for parts and labor. A few years ago, General Motors announces Camaro as "invented by the country that invented rock and roll. "Only problem is, the Camaro is produced in Canada. Remember the Cadillac Catera? Was really a product MV6 Opel in Germany. The Honda Accord produced in Marysville, OH. It is more than either the Camaro American Made or Catera. U.S. companies that manufacture their products in foreign countries should be prohibited from marketing their products at home as "made in America."

* Upgrading of public education and establish national apprenticeship program to replace professional. training America's failure of an investment in human capital has hindered our ability to compete. Too many American workers lack the skills necessary to perform knowledge-intensive work today. To begin, create a national course of study: Language and English literature (reading and writing), mathematics, science and technology, social studies, including history and geography, art, music, or other discipline to stimulate creativity and lateral thinking, personal and household finances, and commercially viable languages. Good behavior should also be taught, shaped by the discipline in school, if necessary. Students arrested for violent crimes or for possessing drugs or weapons should be immediately removed from the traditional school setting and who are enrolled in military academies special style for the duration of their primary education. It is time to start rewarding students who perform good conduct and punish those who do not, students who perform good conduct should be given the opportunity to learn in an environment free of fear. The abandonment of the high school must also be discouraged. This can be accomplished by denying high school dropouts welfare and other government benefits, including the right to drive a car. Those who complete high school and decided not to go to college, should be required to enroll in a national apprenticeship program two to four years of schooling and training on the job-sponsored by companies local. In this program, graduates receive a technical certificate with a guarantee for the technical school. Finally Power Shift, by administrators and unions for parents and local communities. To compete in a globalized economy, we must repeat the success of Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. In addition, we must repeat the success of Jaime Escalante, professor mathematics in an immigrant difficult-city high school in downtown Los Angeles and on the hit movie Stand and Deliver, through the United States.

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About the Author

Christopher M. England, a finance and marketing professional, is an accomplished management and process improvement consultant. His audiences range from senior executives to middle managers, from seasoned professionals to entry-level support staff. He has an MBA in Organizational Leadership and Management and resides in Pickerington, OH.

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