The final sign of a turnaround, which I call "long-term value creation, " occurs if and when the country's leaders seriously address long-term competitiveness issues: quality of products, value-added component of exports, acquisition of state-of-the-art technology and educational reforms.

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In mitigating the far-reaching impact of inadequate STEM talent on our economy, competitiveness, global stature, and quality of life, we need to help our children rediscover the joy of innovating, creating, and solving.

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Productivity, competitiveness, cost control, and the quality of goods and services were all largely incidental.

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The AMP is geared towards helping U.S. manufacturers reduce costs and speed ideas from the drawing board to the manufacturing floor, creating high quality jobs and increasing U.S. global competitiveness in manufacturing.

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In return for this assistance, companies will have to modernize their plans with initiatives to cut waste and improve quality -- and they will have to show that they're using the tax credits to enhance their competitiveness and support their workers.

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