IAB Member and Supporter of IR/PS, Jim Jameson, Pens Op-Ed on Corruption in the U.S.
Time to restore values, end gaming
11/30/2012
Jim Jameson,
U-T San Diego
During the 2012 presidential election campaign, voters heard a lot about what the candidates would do to help the middle-class – and about the appropriate role of the wealthy in achieving those goals. This class-based language obscures a disturbing trend in U.S. society which will continue to effect economic growth no matter who is sitting in the White House next year.
Divisive rhetoric aside, the crucial distinction in America today is not the one between rich and poor citizens, between the public and private sectors, or even between Republican and Democratic politicians. Educated Americans will continue to have the advantage in achieving individual success, but the struggle for the country’s overall prosperity will be fought between those trying to game the system for a quick buck and those who still believe that honest hard work and a long-term perspective are the right way to build lasting financial security.
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James D. Jameson is Chairman of the Advisory Board for the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California at San Diego, and a member of the Board of Directors of The Chief Executives’ Organization and the Reason Foundation. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography and spent eight years on the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Americas where he served as Chairman until he resigned to enter the U.S. Government as an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Development in 1992.
