Keeping Up With Global Competition

In “What’s our Sputnik”, Friedman discusses what the United States needs to do in order to be globally competitive.  I especially liked Friedman’s (2010) comments regarding Taiwan and how they “have no oil, no natural resources” and that “they got rich by digging inside themselves, unlocking their entrepreneurs, not digging for oil”.  I completely agree with these statements regarding oil and that our dependency upon oil needs to change.  There are other energy sources that should be the focus and need to be utilized.  Unfortunately, our culture is so dependent upon the way things have always been and seems to refuse to move beyond and change.  Additionally, economics, big business, and politicians have been making money off of this demand for oil.  Since our leaders make these decisions, it is difficult for the rest of us to progress to other sources of energy, a green world, and to be independent of oil. 

References

Friedman, T. L. (2010, January 17). What’s our Sputnik? [Op-Ed]. The New York Times [Late Edition (East Coast)], p. WK.8. 

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