US DROPPING IN PROSPERITY

The London Legatum Institute notes that the American dream is in jeopardy.  The nation's prosperity is dropping.

In an unprecedented fall, the US drops out of the top ten of the 2012 Legatum Prosperity Index. The new edition of the index also includes 32 new entrants, bringing the total number of countries to 142 and extending the Prosperity Index coverage to 96% of the world’s population and 99% of global GDP. 

The United States has dropped to 12 our of 142 countries.  Small Business Ttends argues that the Obama administration needs to promote entrepreneurship and innovation.