# For those who care: Why USA overall competitiveness is decreasing **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 11, 2011, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-care-why-usa-overall-competitiveness-is-decreasing/261715 "2011-12-11T10:18:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 26
**Author:** ![HudsonFalcon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hudsonfalcon/32/6460_2.png) [@HudsonFalcon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HudsonFalcon)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-care-why-usa-overall-competitiveness-is-decreasing/261715/26 "2011-12-13T10:48:18Z")
> [@Airport Plaza Jewlers Commercials](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/airport-plaza-jewlers-commercials/47248/12): > > Hard to pinpoint but I believe this is a huge factor right now. Believe it or not unsuccessful children are more closely related to having only one parent as compared to race, or socio-economic status. Having quality family values with 2 parents is a huge step up for children. Not to say its impossible to raise a child on your own successfully but there are factors there to be looked at. Agree 100%. Having both positive male and female role-models in a household is very important in developing the skills you will need to flourish in society. I also blame the media (Internet, TV, Radio, etc) for glorifying a thug mentality and broadcasting more shows than I can count about the lives and excess of the rich. The “work hard for what you want” mentality has been replaced with " I deserve what I want because I want it" mentality. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-care-why-usa-overall-competitiveness-is-decreasing/261715)._