ARE THERE ANY GREAT INVENTORS/ENTREPRENEURS LEFT IN AMERICA?

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ARE THERE ANY GREAT INVENTORS/ENTREPRENEURS LEFT IN AMERICA?

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ARE THERE ANY GREAT INVENTORS/ENTREPRENEURS LEFT IN AMERICA?

[+] serious ballot by mysticalknight
ACTIVE Fri Jul 14, 06 - Wed Apr 08, 09
If so, then why does it seem like there's more businesses/jobs being outsourced than created in America?

Or perhaps there may be some great inventors/entrepreneurs from recent years that I dont know about or forgot about?

I could just be sinking myself over my head in quicksand by asking this question.

I wish there were, not many these days
Of course

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I wish there were, I think it's become to risky these days. Come up with a new controversial idea, and they might arrest the inventor as a possible terrorist or put him on a "No Fly" list.

by Coldcircuit on Fri Jul 14, 06 1:47am [+]

The United States establishes more patents each year than any other country. As for outsourcing, we outsourced $32 billion dollars in jobs, but imported $58 billion. In other words, more countries came to us to do work than we sent out. Notice how you rarely hear about that though?

We spend more money on R&D than any other country. Look into it.

by patch22us on Fri Jul 14, 06 3:37am [+]

Open up any science or technology magazine and you'll see them. Their work may be misrepresented but you'll get the gist of it. Their existence has little bearing on outsourcing.

by thc2883 on Fri Jul 14, 06 4:17am [+]

thc makes a point I'd like to reiterate -- the number of inventers/ entrepreneurs has nothing to do with the level of offshoring/ outsourcing.

by Cathexis on Fri Jul 14, 06 7:54am [+]

Why?

Because offshoring and outsourcing deal with production and distribution; inventors and such deal with concept -- different aspects of Business.

After an inventor comes up with an idea, the growing trend will be to set up operations in India or somewhere in order to start production of the newly conceived product.

This is why I have repeatedly asserted to those people who have assured us that "the quality of US jobs will go up as we offshore the drudgery jobs" -- that viewpoint has no basis in Business reality.

by Cathexis on Fri Jul 14, 06 7:54am [+]

Yes. Their inventions just haven't hit the market yet.

by Grapost on Sat Jul 15, 06 6:23am [+]

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